Rim Fire
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The Rim Fire was one of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires, burning vast areas near Yosemite National Park in 2013.
All labels observed (1)
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| Rim Fire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3808670 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rim Fire Context triple: [Rim Fire 2013 (affected area), partOf, Rim Fire]
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Buckshot
Buckshot is an American rapper best known as the frontman of the influential hip-hop group Black Moon and co-founder of the Boot Camp Clik collective.
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Shotgun
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Machine Gun
"Machine Gun" is the 1974 debut studio album by American funk and soul band the Commodores, known for its energetic instrumental title track and establishing the group's signature sound.
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A33 Winchester bypass
The A33 Winchester bypass was a former section of the A33 road that diverted traffic around the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England, before being superseded by the M3 motorway.
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Catch .44
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rim Fire Target entity description: The Rim Fire was one of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires, burning vast areas near Yosemite National Park in 2013.
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A.
Buckshot
Buckshot is an American rapper best known as the frontman of the influential hip-hop group Black Moon and co-founder of the Boot Camp Clik collective.
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B.
Shotgun
"Shotgun" is a 1955 American Western film starring Sterling Hayden as a lawman pursuing outlaws across rugged frontier territory.
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C.
Machine Gun
"Machine Gun" is the 1974 debut studio album by American funk and soul band the Commodores, known for its energetic instrumental title track and establishing the group's signature sound.
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D.
A33 Winchester bypass
The A33 Winchester bypass was a former section of the A33 road that diverted traffic around the city of Winchester in Hampshire, England, before being superseded by the M3 motorway.
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E.
Catch .44
Catch .44 is a 2011 neo-noir crime thriller film featuring Nikki Reed alongside Bruce Willis, Forest Whitaker, and Malin Åkerman in a tense, intersecting-plot shootout story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
forest fire
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wildfire ⓘ |
| areaBurned |
257314 acres
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about 402 square miles ⓘ |
| burned |
Stanislaus National Forest lands
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linked to:
Stanislaus National Forest
areas within Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| cause |
human-caused
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illegal campfire ⓘ |
| containedDate | 2013-10-24 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endDate | 2013-10-24 ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
severe forest habitat loss
ⓘ
soil erosion risk increase ⓘ watershed damage concerns ⓘ |
| evacuationsOrdered | communities in Tuolumne County ⓘ |
| fatalities | 0 direct civilian deaths reported ⓘ |
| fullContainmentPercentage | 100% ⓘ |
| homesDestroyed | dozens of residences ⓘ |
| ignitionCounty |
Tuolumne County, California
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linked to:
Tuolumne County
|
| ignitionLocation | Stanislaus National Forest ⓘ |
| injuries | multiple firefighter injuries ⓘ |
| involved |
CAL FIRE
ⓘ
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ⓘ local fire agencies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Sierra Nevada ⓘ Stanislaus National Forest ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| managementAgency |
National Park Service
ⓘ
U.S. Forest Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rim of the World area near the ignition point ⓘ |
| notable | one of California’s most destructive wildfires of the 2010s ⓘ |
| postFireAction |
federal restoration funding
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large-scale reforestation efforts ⓘ salvage logging projects ⓘ |
| rankingBySizeInCaliforniaAtTime |
largest wildfire in the Sierra Nevada recorded to that date
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third-largest wildfire in California history ⓘ |
| smokeImpacts |
Nevada
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San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ San Joaquin Valley ⓘ |
| startDate | 2013-08-17 ⓘ |
| structuresDestroyed | over 100 structures ⓘ |
| suppressionCost |
one of the costliest wildfires in U.S. history at the time
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over $125 million ⓘ |
| threatened |
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
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San Francisco’s water supply infrastructure ⓘ Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| year | 2013 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rim Fire Description of subject: The Rim Fire was one of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires, burning vast areas near Yosemite National Park in 2013.
Referenced by (2)
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