Hwy 120 to Yosemite Closed Today
Hwy 120 is closed at this time due to a fire that has jumped the Tuolumne River and is heading towards Buck Meadows and the highway. 120 over Tioga is still open as is 140 and 41.
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It's also moving rapidly to the north. Looks like this is going to become big.
Unfortunately the Forest Service doesn't do many updates. There is a link to the satellite detection feed from the Forest Service website.
http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/googleearth.php
Click on the AFM KML Bundle: Current
It will load the map in Google Earth (not sure about Google Maps).
Zoom in on the Rim Fire and it will show the detection points. Click on the spot in the center of each square and it will give the time of detection.
Unfortunately the Forest Service doesn't do many updates. There is a link to the satellite detection feed from the Forest Service website.
http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/googleearth.php
Click on the AFM KML Bundle: Current
It will load the map in Google Earth (not sure about Google Maps).
Zoom in on the Rim Fire and it will show the detection points. Click on the spot in the center of each square and it will give the time of detection.
