LA Times: As the Rim fire has burned into Yosemite National Park and into the record books, it has been watched around the world. From Washington, D.C., National Park Service Director Jon Jarvis said he monitored the blaze's progress daily as flames threatened Sierra Nevada communities, ancient sequoia groves and the reservoir that holds San Francisco's water supply.
On Saturday, he went to see the blaze firsthand.
"This is a gnarly fire," Jarvis told firefighters at a morning briefing. "It's got high...