If you zoom in on the small hotspot at the Crane Flat Lookout you will see the actual burn perimeter. When the large circles are superimposed on the actual burn perimeter it looks much worse than it actually is as the circles are overlaying an area that is quite large.

Also, the red circles are current hotspots, the other colors are older hotspots that that may not even be burning at this time. The black circles are very old hotspots and more than likely no fire there any longer.

There are no red circles anywhere near the sequoias and there are "massive" teams of firefighters on site. There is very little to no ladder fuel in either of those areas. There is no fire near either of them at this time and it's unlikely there will be. The big concern is the historic cabin at the Merced Grove. It is now shrouded in a fireproof covering.

By the way the guy that makes these maps has a "Donate" button.

http://www.mappingsupport.com/p/gmap4_donate.html

Originally Posted By: wazzu
Here's a great map of the Rim fire. Looks like the fire has reached the Merced & Tuolumne Sequoias today.

Last edited by Mike Condron; 08/31/13 06:03 PM.
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