Firefighters Battle Massive California Wildfire
![A member of the Bureau of Land Management Silver State Hotshot crew from Elko, Nevada, walks through a burn operation on the southern flank of the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in California, August 30, 2013. (U.S. Forest Service, Mike McMillan)](https://gdb.voanews.com/5aabb174-a4a8-4015-a02b-6eeaadd92332_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A member of the Bureau of Land Management Silver State Hotshot crew from Elko, Nevada, walks through a burn operation on the southern flank of the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in California, August 30, 2013. (U.S. Forest Service, Mike McMillan)
![Firefighter Russell Mitchell monitors a back burn during the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, California, August 27, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/24237a15-7ca7-467a-af19-9e36f1a3ab96_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Firefighter Russell Mitchell monitors a back burn during the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, California, August 27, 2013.
![A videographer records the Rim Fire burning through trees near Yosemite National Park, California, August 27, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/00acd29b-97ce-49ea-9719-1aa528e7c1d5_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A videographer records the Rim Fire burning through trees near Yosemite National Park, California, August 27, 2013.
![A firefighter stands on top of a fire truck at a campground destroyed by the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, California, August 26, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a8f7cddc-71e9-4ea2-922a-84bfdb57fd9f_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A firefighter stands on top of a fire truck at a campground destroyed by the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, California, August 26, 2013.