Wildfire in California, October 1 to 25, 2013

Name: Wildfire in California, October 1 to 25, 2013
Start: 2013-10-01T00:00
End: 2013-10-25T13:00
Location: California

October 1 to 25, 2013 · NWS STO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Rim Fire was a wildfire that began in the Groveland Range District of the Stanislaus National Forest on August 17th.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS STO wrote it up.

The Rim Fire was a wildfire that began in the Groveland Range District of the Stanislaus National Forest on August 17th.

Event by event

1 wildfire. Local standard time, as filed.

Wildfire, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada

When: October 1, 12:00 AM PST to October 25, 1:00 PM PST
Where: West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada forecast zone
Reported by: Park/Forest Service

The Rim Fire was a wildfire that started on August 17th at around 3:15pm PDT in Tuolumne County. It was located in the Groveland Range District of Stanislaus National Forest. The fire grew to be the 3rd largest wildfire in California's history, at 257,314 acres. For the TOTAL FIRE EVENT: It cost approximately $127.2 million, caused 10 injuries, burned 11 residences, 3 commercial properties, and 98 outbuildings. For the month of OCTOBER ONLY: approximately 179 more acres, additional $1.4 million, 0 additional injuries, 0 new residences, 0 new commercial properties, and 0 new outbuildings.

What these are

Wildfire: A fire burning in wildland vegetation, with its acreage and damage where known.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in California in 2013 Every state in 2013 This day in weather history Warnings in California, October 2013

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 476867.