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unusual facts about Rim Fire


163d Reconnaissance Wing

On August 28, 2013, a Predator was flying over the Rim Fire in California providing infrared video of lurking fires, after receiving emergency approvals.


1997 Merced River flood

The flood stands as arguably the park's worst natural disaster to date (some would give this designation to the rockfall of 1996 or wildfire of 2013), and inarguably the worst flood in park history.


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