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The Rim Fire, Revisited: A Timeline

A drip torch operator with the Silver State Hotshots navigates the burn area while fighting the Rim Fire, August 30 2014.
Credit Mike McMillan / US Forest Service
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US Forest Service
A drip torch operator with the Silver State Hotshots navigates the burn area while fighting the Rim Fire, August 30 2014.

It's been nearly one year since the Rim Fire destroyed a vast swath of the Central Sierra, including a portion of Yosemite National Park. Within days of the fire, authorities told the public they knew the cause of the fire, and who did it. But after months of waiting,  no charges have been filed, no suspects have been named, and residents are demanding answers.  In this Rim Fire timeline we look back at the fire that became the largest ever recorded in the Sierra Nevada.