- published: 25 Aug 2013
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A wildfire that has spread into Yosemite National Park is now threatening the power grid that supplies San Francisco, prompting Gov. Jerry Brown to declare an emergency for the city. The 200-square-mile Rim Fire also threatens thousands of homes and has forced the evacuations of hundreds. Bob Hensley, reporting for NPR, says that in issuing the state of emergency for the city of San Francisco and San Francisco County late Friday, Brown indicated the wildfire has damaged the electrical infrastructure that provides power to the Bay Area 150 miles to the west. Brown said Bay Area utility officials have had to shut down transmission lines and that so far, the city has been able to keep the power on, even though further disruptions could change that. He said the city's water supply could also be affected by the fire. says San Francisco gets 85 percent of its water from the Yosemite-area Hetch Hetchy reservoir that is about 4 miles from the fire. Meanwhile, the fire has been spreading for nearly a week and only a small fraction of it has been contained. Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from fire Some Rim Fire Evacuees Return to Homes as Aggressive Firefighting Pays Off Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from fire Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from fire Rim Fire: Yosemite wildfire gains strength, threatens Bay Area water and power Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from fire Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from... Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from fire Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from fire US fire threatens San Francisco's power Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from fire Yosemite wildfire gains strength; thousands of homes threatened Yosemite Fire Cracks Top 20 Largest California Wildfires US fire threatens San Francisco's power Risk at Coast From Fire at Yosemite Yosemite takes steps to protect sequoias from fire Yosemite Fire Called One Of Largest In Recent California History Wildfire near Yosemite National Park triples in size Huge Calif. wildfire spreads into Yosemite Rim Fire Continues To Burn Near Yosemite National Park State of emergency declared as Calif. wildfire gains strength US firefighters battle California blaze near Yosemite Rim Fire Burns Near Yosemite National Park Jerry Brown, California Fire, Jerry Brown Fire, California Fire 2013, San Francisco Fire, San Francisco State Of Emergency, Yosemite Fire, Yosemite Fire 2013, Yosemite Fire State Of Emergency, Green News , Green News , Yosemite National Park, Wildfire Yosemite, Yosemite National Park Wildfire, Ap, Green News Yosemite National Park Fire, Wildfires, California Fires, Yosemite Fire, California Wildfires, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Wildfire, San Francisco News Yosemite, Yosemite Fire, Yosemite Wildfire, Yosemite Park, Yosemite National Park, Yosemite Park Wildfire, Extreme Weather, Home News Video, Scott Gediman, Corinna Loh, Scott Johnson, Jerry Brown, Rim Fire, Yosemite Wildfire, Wildfires, Christina Wilkinson, Yosemite, Yosemite National Park, Pine Mountain Lake, Spinning Wheel Rance, Green News Wildfires, Beaver Creek Fire, Beaver Creek Fire Evacuations, Beaver Creek Wildfire, Beaver Creek Wildfire Evacuations, Idaho Fire Evacuations, Idaho Wildfire Evacuations, Reuters, Wildfire Evacuations