Rim Fire Near Yosemite Ranks Among Top 15 Largest Wildfires in California History

By: Chris Dolce

Published: August 27,2013

 

 

 

 

 

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#1 Cedar Fire: 273,246 Acres (2003)

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A fireline in the Cedar Fire makes its way down the hill near a Walmart on October 27, 2003 near Lakeside in San Diego, California. The fire killed 14 people and burned 2,820 structures. Credit: Donald Miralle/Getty

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As of Monday evening, the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in California has burned 160,890 acres.
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In records dating back to 1932, the Rim Fire now ranks as the 11th largest in state history, according to California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Based on acres burned, the slideshow above shows the 15 largest wildfires in California's history. If the Rim Fire burns more than 162,702 acres, it would rank among the top 10 largest fires in state history.
(MORE: Latest on the Rim Fire)

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Yosemite National Park, Calif.

This natural-color satellite image was collected by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard the Terra satellite on August 25, 2013. (NASA/Goddard, Lynn Jenner)