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SFPUC reports Rim Fire damage, estimates $40 million in recovery costs and coordinates with federal BAER teams
Summary
Deputy GM Michael Carlin told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission the Rim Fire has burned about 257,000 acres and is 84% contained; SFPUC staff are working with BAER teams while the utility estimates roughly $40 million in repair and recovery needs, some eligible for insurance or federal/state reimbursement.
Deputy General Manager Michael Carlin told the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission that as of the most recent field update the Rim Fire has burned roughly 257,000 acres and is about 84% contained. "As of, yesterday, 257,000 acres, 84% contained," Carlin said, adding that the fire reached about 2% of the Hetch Hetchy watershed but that the area of actual on‑property burning is substantially smaller.
Carlin described layered recovery work with federal Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) teams: immediate on‑the‑ground suppression cleanup, short‑term stabilization to protect life and critical cultural and natural resources, and a longer‑term restoration plan that will…
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