A firefighter takes a break from battling the Rim Fire near Groveland, California, on Wednesday, August 28. The blaze — which is 30% contained — has charred more than 192,000 acres. It has consumed tens of thousands of acres inside Yosemite National Park but so far has had little or no direct impact on Yosemite Valley, a popular spot for tourists and home to many of the park’s attractions. 
Smoke from the Rim Fire drifts past cattle in a field near Yosemite National Park on August 28. 
Firefighter Russell Mitchell monitors the situation during the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park on Tuesday, August 27. 
A videographer records the flames burning through trees as the Rim Fire menaces Yosemite National Park on August 27. 
Firetrucks drive through heavy smoke generated by the Rim Fire near Yosemite on August 27. 
Sacramento Metropolitan firefighter John Graf monitors the Rim Fire line near Camp Mather, California, on Monday, August 26. 
A firefighter stands on top of a fire truck at a campground destroyed by the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park on August 26. The massive wildfire grew on Monday to become the 13th largest in state history, state fire authorities said. 
A burned SUV sits in front of a campground destroyed by the fire near Yosemite National Park on August 26. 
Flames from the Rim Fire destroy trees on Sunday, August 25, near Groveland, California. The fire had consumed nearly 134,000 acres as of Sunday. 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service firefighter Corey Adams sits on a tree stump as he monitors the Rim Fire near Groveland on August 25. 
Fierce flames from the Rim Fire burn near Groveland, which is near Yosemite National Park. 
U.S. Forest Service firefighters take a break from battling the Rim Fire at Camp Mather on August 25. 
Trees burned by the Rim Fire stand charred on August 25 in Yosemite National Park. 
A burned car sits on the side of the road near Groveland on August 25. 
A Cal Fire firefighter monitors the Rim Fire as it burns through a stand of trees near Groveland on August 25. 
A firefighter douses flames of the Rim Fire in Groveland, near Yosemite National Park, on Saturday, August 24. 
The Rim Fire burns just outside Yosemite on August 24. A top priority is stopping the fire from spreading further into the national park. 
Smoke and flames move along a ridge just outside Yosemite National Park on August 24. 
El Dorado Hills firefighters work to douse a hotspot in Yosemite National Park on August 24. Nearly 3,000 firefighters are attempting to bring the fast-moving fire under control. 
A firefighter douses a spot fire, as he battles the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in California. 
Firefighters move in to douse a spot fire on August 24. 
A cow walks through a section of forest that was scorched by the Rim Fire outside of Camp Mather on August 24, near Groveland, California. 
A truck sits scorched outside of Yosemite National Park on August 24. 
Some 2,600 of firefighters were battling the out-of-control Rim Fire on August 24. 
Smoke and flame blot out the horizon as the Rim Fire approaches Yosemite Lake near Groveland, California on Friday, August 23. 
Charred siding is all that remains of a building consumed by the fire. 
Flames eat up trees as the fire continues to burn out of control on August 23. 
A coyote walks across U.S. Highway 120, shut down due to the fire, near Groveland, California, on August 23. 
Smoke from the Rim Fire is seen near Hardin Flat outside Yosemite National Park on August 23. 
A firefighting crew puts out a spot fire that jumped a fire line in Yosemite National Park on August 23. 
The fire approaches the border of Yosemite National Park on August 23. 
Giant plumes of smoke rise up from the Rim Fire near the border of Yosemite National Park on August 23. 
A firefighter from Cosumnes Fire Department monitors a back fire while battling the Rim Fire on August 22, in Groveland, California. 
The Rim Fire has burned 105,620 acres, spreading from Stanislaus National Forest to part of Yosemite, Forest Service on Friday, August 23, spokesman Bjorn Fredrickson said. 
An air tanker drops fire retardant on a ridge ahead of the advancing Rim Fire on August 22, in Groveland, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and has entered Yosemite National Park. 
A firefighter from the Colorado-based South Arkansas Fire District carries a hose as he monitors the Rim Fire on August 22, in Groveland, California. 
Los Angeles County firefighters hike in on a fire line on the Rim Fire near Groveland, California, on August 22. 
A Tuolumne County sheriff’s deputy looks at an incident map of the Rim Fire on August 22, in Groveland, California. 
The Rim Fire burns close to Groveland Ranger Station near Yosemite National Park, California, on August 22. 
A Marin County firefighter works to put out a spot fire that jumped a fire line on the Rim Fire near Groveland, California, August 22. 
Sunlight filters through smoke in a grove of trees burned by the Rim Fire on August 22, in Groveland, California. 
Smoke from the Rim Fire is visible near the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir on August 22, in Yosemite National Park, California. The Rim Fire continues to burn out of control and entered Yosemite National Park on Friday. HIDE CAPTION
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- The Rim Fire, which has burned nearly 200,000 acres, is 32% contained
- It’s the fifth largest wildfire in California’s history
- The blaze has cost the state more than $39 million to date
- Forest Service chief says firefighting will continue for weeks
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(CNN) — It was a rare bright spot on an otherwise hazy, smoke-filled horizon.
As firefighters worked to get a grip on one of the largest wildfires in California’s history, an evacuation advisory was lifted Thursday for residents in Tuolumne City, a picturesque community threatened by the blaze.
In a further sign of progress, authorities also withdrew similar advisories for two other northern California communities close to the flames, Soulsbyville and Willow Springs.
Known as the Rim Fire, the conflagration has charred nearly 200,000 acres, cost the state more than $39 million to date and is threatening 5,500 structures, of which 4,500 are residences.
It’s the fifth-largest wildfire in California history. On Thursday, it was in its 12th day and it had only been contained 32%, according to Cal Fire. That’s a slight improvement from the 30% containment the day before.
Because of the approaching flames, officials have shut down electricity generators, and San Francisco — more than 120 miles to the west — is temporarily getting power from elsewhere.
5,000 firefighters battle the blaze
While the Yosemite Conservancy says the Rim Fire has consumed tens of thousands of acres inside Yosemite National Park, it has so far had little or no direct impact on Yosemite Valley, a popular spot for tourists and home to many of the park’s iconic attractions, including the El Capitan rock formation.
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Firefighters hope to keep it that way. Nearly 5,000 people have been assigned to tackling the blaze.
“This is going to be a tough fire,” said Tom Tidwell, chief of the U.S. Forest Service. “It’s going to continue for a few more weeks.”
The blaze has created challenges not only for utility providers, but also for local firefighters, who fill in for state and federal fire teams.
“It makes more work for us. Everybody has to work more, whether they are up there or not,” Art Ray, chief operator for the Stockton Fire Department, told CNN affiliate KCRA.
Some firefighters get little sleep, working four straight days, he said.
“We have to work 72 or 96 hours in a row, and being away from your family with little sleep and physically demanding takes a toll,” Ray said.
‘A lot of work to be done’
Authorities say the Rim Fire started on August 17. The cause is under investigation.
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“There’s a lot of concern, and there’s a lot of work to be done,” Forest Service spokesman Lee Bentley said.
Firefighters have been able to build fire lines in several locations, officials say.
The forecast is looking favorable as daytime highs sink into the 60s in Yosemite National Park over the Labor Day weekend, a break from the temperatures in the 80s firefighters were facing earlier in the week.
More than 20 helicopters and air tankers were aiding the efforts.
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CNN’s Dana Ford, Gary Tuchman and David Simpson contributed to this report.
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