Dixie Fire Surpasses 720K Acres Burned; More Evacuation Orders Issued

BUTTE COUNTY (AP/CBS13) — The latest connected the Dixie Fire impacting Butte, Plumas, and Lassen counties:

Containment improved overnight Saturday. The occurrence is present 721,298 acres with 37 percent contained.

While occurrence remained progressive for astir of the night, accrued humidity successful the aboriginal greeting hours slowed occurrence enactment and flames did not endanger existent power lines. Firefighters accidental they expect a overmuch milder upwind patter contiguous and into the mediate of adjacent week.

Since it started connected July 13, a full of 1,247 structures person been destroyed, including 670 azygous residences, according to the latest Cal Fire incidental report.

Previous day’s updates below: 

9:00 p.m.

The Dixie Fire grew somewhat into Saturday night. It has present burned 717,308 acres portion containment bumped up to 36 percent.

The occurrence has been burning for 38 days now.

5:10 p.m.

More evacuations were ordered successful Plumas County for the pursuing area:

• Sugar Loaf [PLU Zone 43a]: Frenchman Road adjacent Bloomer Lake Road, northbound to the region line, and the Plumas broadside of Doyle Grade.

12:59 p.m.

As of Saturday morning, the occurrence is was astatine 714,219 acres with nary alteration successful containment.

The fig of structures destroyed is present astatine 1,230.

At noon, the Lassen Sheriff’s Office issued mandatory evacuation orders for:

Additionally, the sheriff’s bureau is moving with residents to safely participate and presumption their spot implicit the adjacent fewer days. The escort volition instrumentality spot arsenic the country has been deemed harmless from progressive occurrence and hazard trees lone for impermanent entree arsenic it has not been deemed harmless for repopulation.

Escorts volition statesman Sunday and instrumentality betwixt 3 and 5 days to complete.

Previous day’s updates below: 

7:30 p.m.

The Dixie Fire somewhat grew into the evening, present recorded astatine 705,000 acres with nary alteration successful containment.

With the maturation came much evacuation orders. The assemblage of Taylorsville was again nether a mandatory evacuation bid owed to an imminent menace from the flames, the Plumas County Office of Emergency Services announced. This includes Arlington Road and Nelson Street. Evacuees were advised to caput toward Quincy.

Also nether evacuation orders was eastbound broadside of Mt. Hough, eastbound to Tower Rock and the southbound borderline of Genesee, including Emigrant Road. Authorities said determination is nary denotation of colonisation successful the area, but anyone determination should permission immediately.

Shelters are acceptable up astatine Springs of Hope Church astatine 59 Bell Lane successful Quincy, Holy Family Catholic Church astatine 108 Taylor Ave successful Portola ana Veterans Memorial Hall astatine 449 W Sierra Ave successful Portola.

Anyone who needs assistance with animals is advised to interaction Plumas County Animal Services.

3:15 p.m.

The Dixie Fire has present scorched 700,630 acres arsenic of Friday afternoon. Containment remained astatine 35%.

The fig of structures destroyed is present astatine 1,225, including much than 650 homes.

The lone wildfire successful authorities past that has burned much onshore than the Dixie Fire is the August Complex—which burned 1,032,648 acres successful 2020.

7:56 p.m.

Thursday evening, the Dixie Fire astir reached different milestone: the 700,000 mark. The occurrence has present grown to pain 699,666 acres. It was inactive 35% contained.

Cal Fire said 651 azygous residences, 8 aggregate residences, and 137 commercialized structures person present been destroyed.

11:41 a.m.

Residents of Rush Creek Road successful the Feather River Canyon tin instrumentality location starting contiguous (8/19). This country is deemed harmless from occurrence and trees that whitethorn airs a hazard. Residents are urged to enactment connected Highway 70 to instrumentality and travel directions from nationalist information officials.

For much information, sojourn www.plumascounty.us and travel the region Facebook page.

8:30 a.m.

The Dixie Fire has grown to 678,369 acres and is 35% contained.

It continued to pain actively for astir of the nighttime arsenic humidity lowered and winds were sustained. Low substance moistures and terrain-driven winds continued to occurrence growth.

The fig of azygous residences that were destroyed is 649. Sixty are damaged.

#DixieFire supra the Cresta Dam, Feather River Canyon successful Butte, Plumas, Lassen, and Tehama Counties is 678,369 acres and 35% contained.

Unified Command: @CALFIRE_ButteCo, @CALFIRETGU, @CALFIRELMU, @LassenNF and @NatlParkService pic.twitter.com/JwprYD811U

— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) August 19, 2021

Previous day’s updates below: 

1:14 p.m.

Some evacuation orders for the Dixie Fire person present been reduced to warnings.

The reduced orders are immoderate parts of Tehama and Plumas counties.

For a elaborate database of the changes, caput to this link.

7:35 a.m. 

The Dixie Fire continues to turn successful ample chunks. 

As of Wednesday morning, Cal Fire reports that the Dixie Fire has present grown to a full of 635,728 acres. It remains 33 percent contained. 

Shifting winds, which besides spurred the explosive maturation of the Caldor Fire successful El Dorado County, proceed to beryllium the biggest situation for firefighters. The winds caused abbreviated to mid-range spotting successful the Dixie Fire, contributing to the wildfire’s dependable growth. 

Thousands of structures stay threatened, with the full fig of homes destroyed present reaching 645. 

Previous day’s updates below: 

8:03 a.m.

Firefighters are again reporting aggravated occurrence enactment successful the Dixie Fire.

As of Tuesday, Cal Fire reports that the Dixie Fire has present grown to a full of 604,511 acres (around 944 quadrate miles). It remains 31 percent contained.

This means that the Dixie Fire is present much than treble the onshore country successful size compared to Los Angeles (around 468 quadrate miles). It is besides approaching the size of the smallest state, Rhode Island (which is astir 1,034 quadrate miles).

Firefighters accidental the aggravated occurrence enactment was coupled with a important alteration successful the upwind signifier that Brough southwest winds ranging from 15-25 mph. A Red Flag Warning remains successful effect for the country until precocious Tuesday night.

The fig of homes destroyed successful the Dixie Fire besides continues to summation arsenic harm inspection teams proceed surveying the area. As of Tuesday, Cal Fire says a full of 1,180 structures person been destroyed, including 630 homes.

6:52 p.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory evacuation bid for Dixie Mountain northbound of the Plumas Lassen County line, including Jordan Flats, Ferris Flat, Fitch Canyon, and Cottonwood Mountain. Residents are urged to permission the country immediately.

5:52 p.m.

EVACUATION WARNINGS
East of Hwy 395 from Baxter Creek southbound of Sunnyside Rd not to see Sunnyside Rd southbound to the Herlong Access Rd A25

West of Hwy 395 from Milford Grade to the intersection of Herlong Access Rd A25.

#DixieFire 8-16-21 5:45PM
EVACUATION WARNINGS
East of Hwy 395 from Baxter Creek southbound of Sunnyside Rd not to see Sunnyside Rd southbound to the Herlong Access Rd A25

West of Hwy 395 from Milford Grade to the intersection of Herlong Access Rd A25.

Go to https://t.co/zcVS7GaTR9

— CALFIRE Lassen-Modoc (@CALFIRELMU) August 17, 2021

There is besides a caller mandatory evacuation bid for Janesville westbound of Highway 395 from Janesville Grade southbound to Mill Street conscionable earlier Milford Grade.

#DixieFire 8-16-21 5pm
A NEW MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR Janesville westbound of Hwy 395 from Janesville Grade southbound to Mill St conscionable earlier Milford Grade
ALL PREVIOUSLY ISSUED WARNINGS AND ORDERS REMAIN IN PLACE
Go to https://t.co/zcVS7GaTR9 to find your presumption pic.twitter.com/dRxK6x1YFg

— CALFIRE Lassen-Modoc (@CALFIRELMU) August 17, 2021

7:55 a.m.

The present much than month-old Dixie Fire continues to beryllium a threat, particularly with winds and highly precocious temperatures successful the forecast for Monday into Tuesday.

As of Monday morning, Cal Fire reports that the wildfire has burned 569,707 acres.

Containment remains astatine 31 percent.

Temperatures are expected to chill disconnected into adjacent seasonal averages connected Tuesday, but Monday is expected to beryllium successful the triple digits. A Fire Weather Watch has besides been posted by the National Weather Service for Tuesday nighttime into Wednesday for overmuch of the Sacramento Valley and foothills owed to gusty winds.

A big of evacuation orders and warnings stay successful effect adjacent the Dixie Fire.

Previous day’s updates below:

11:10 p.m.

While containment remained dependable astatine 31%, the Dixie Fire grew to 570,211 acres.

The largest wildfire presently burning successful the United States has present been burning for 32 days.

#DixieFire supra the Cresta Dam, Feather River Canyon successful Butte, Plumas, Lassen, and Tehama Counties is 570,211 acres and 31% contained. Unified Command: @CALFIRE_ButteCo, @CALFIRETGU, @CALFIRELMU, @LassenNF and @NatlParkService
https://t.co/xOcGa9R5Z7 pic.twitter.com/uXS4CdXPHw

— CAL FIRE (@CAL_FIRE) August 16, 2021

10:54 a.m.

Overnight, the occurrence grew by much than 14,000 acres arsenic thunderstorms pushed flames person to 2 towns not acold from wherever the Dixie Fire past week destroyed overmuch of the tiny municipality of Greenville.

On Sunday morning, containment remained astatine 31 percent.

To date, the occurrence has destroyed 615 residences and damaged an further 46, though assessments are inactive underway, according to Cal Fire.

Another 14,838 structures are inactive threatened.

10:19 a.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office has issued caller mandatory evacuation orders for the unpopulated country of Babcock Crossing, Elephants Playground and Murdock Crossing.

This includes Beckwourth-Genesee astatine Clover Creek Loop, North to country of Drum Bridge, North to country of Babcock crossing. East to Big Flat Spring, South to25N05, West to Beckwourth Genesee road. [PLU 31 Zone]

This portion is southbound of Antelope Lake and northbound eastbound of Genesee Valley. A representation tin beryllium viewed astatine https://tinyurl.com/ydrapp24

If you are successful this area, you should evacuate to the south, to the Holy Family Catholic Church astatine 108 Taylor Ave, Portola.

9:34 a.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office has announced it volition escort antecedently evacuated residents into the areas of Indian Valley, Greenville, Canyon Dam, West Shore, Warner Valley and the greater Chester country erstwhile it has been rendered safe.

Those seeking an escort volition request to corroborate they person an affected operation by filling retired an online signifier astatine https://tinyurl.com/ynv5b6b4 oregon by calling 530-283-6414. The telephone enactment volition beryllium progressive from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. regular done Wednesday.

Previous day’s updates below: 

7:40 a.m.

As of Saturday morning, it is 540,581 acres with 31 percent contained.

Crews were cutting backmost brushwood and utilizing bulldozers to physique lines to support the Dixie Fire from reaching Westwood eastbound of Lake Almanor, not acold from wherever the lightning-caused blaze destroyed overmuch of the municipality of Greenville past week.

Previous day’s updates below: 

7:50 p.m.

More mandatory evacuation orders person been issued successful Plumas County arsenic the Dixie Fire rages on.

According to the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, the bid applies to each of the Genesee Valley, southeast of Taylorsville up Genesee Road to conscionable southbound of Babcock Crossing, Walker Mine Road, and the northbound information of Beckwourth Genesee Road.

An evacuation structure is acceptable up successful Quincy astatine Springs of Hope Church astatine 59 Bell Ln.

12:10 p.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office says determination are 4 radical who are unaccounted for successful the areas of Chester and Greenville — 2 areas hard-hit by the destructive Dixie Fire.

On Friday astatine 11:30 a.m. the sheriff’s bureau released a connection identifying the pursuing radical arsenic missing:

• Alan Kuhl of Chester
• Ronald Avila of Greenville
• Raymond Hunt of Greenville
• Irene Andrews of Greenville

The sheriff’s section is asking for the public’s assistance to find these people. If you are 1 of these people, oregon if you cognize of their whereabouts, you are asked to telephone the sheriff’s bureau astatine (530) 283-6300.

9:30 a.m.

The program to repopulate the pursuing Plumas County areas has been canceled retired of “extreme caution”, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says.

• Big Meadows
• Rocky Point Campground
• Canyon Dam Boat Launch

Visit the Plumas County website for much information.

8:12 a.m.

The Dixie Fire has present grown to 517,945 acres arsenic of Friday morning.

Containment has besides crept up to 31 percent, Cal Fire reports.

Firefighters accidental thunderstorms and triple digits temperatures are predicted connected Friday, which could complicate the battle. Further, harm to fibre optic lines has caused immoderate intermittent issues with 911 successful Lassen County.

Crews battling the westbound portion of the Dixie Fire expect it to proceed to pain arsenic the flames are successful distant areas with constricted access.

In the eastbound portion of the fire, firefighters are reporting that the flames person continued to backmost down. At 1 point, Cal Fire reports that 40,000 gallons of ground-based occurrence retardant was utilized for operation extortion successful Keddie Ridge.

Numerous evacuation orders and warnings stay successful effect.

Previous day’s updates below: 

9:08 a.m.

Officials are getting a clearer representation of the demolition near by the Dixie Fire arsenic it continues to grow.

As of Thursday, the wildfire is present astatine 510,227 acres. Containment is holding astatine 30 percent, the aforesaid fig it was connected Wednesday.

A much elaborate breakdown of the homes destroyed successful the Dixie Fire was released yesterday, but Cal Fire says they are inactive surveying areas. With that successful mind, Cal Fire says a full of 584 homes person been destroyed – up from the 557 fig reported connected Wednesday.

Firefighters stay acrophobic implicit precocious temperatures and windy conditions for the westbound portion of the fire. Thunderstorms are besides predicted aboriginal successful the day.

Previous day’s updates below: 

3:55 p.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office has downgraded immoderate mandatory evacuation orders to warnings. Those areas are:

• High Lakes Recreational Area
• Feather River Canyon, from the Butte/Plumas County Line eastbound to Twain, not including Rust Creek
• Butterfly Valley, Keddie to Hwy 70 astatine Black Hawk Rd and Snake Lake, including Spanish Creek Campground, Round House Rd, Old Highway
• East broadside of Keddie, Round House Road and Old Highway
• Hwy 70 astatine Black Hawk Rd, southbound to Barlow Rd and everything westbound to Snake Lake
• Mt. Hough

Additionally, the pursuing areas person been removed from the evacuation warnings list:

• Bucks Lake from the eastbound intersection of Big Creek Rd and Bucks Lake Rd, westbound to the Plumas/Butte County Line. Everything southbound of the occurrence perimeter to the country southbound of Big Creek Rd and southbound of the occidental information Bucks Lake
• Chandler Road; including American Way, Pine Oak Lane, Amity Lane, Hillside Dr, Oakland Camp Road.
• Grizzly Mountain, southbound of Genesee Valley to 24N16 Road and eastbound to the 25N42 intersection with Beckwourth Genesee Rd
• Meadow Valley, Bucks Lake Rd astatine Riverdance westbound to the eastbound intersection of Bucks Lake Rd and Big Creek Rd.

8:06 a.m.

While containment has dilatory begun to increase, the Dixie Fire has besides present grown to implicit 500,000 acres.

As of Wednesday morning, Cal Fire reports that the wildfire has burned a full of 501,008 acres. Containment is present up to 30 percent, respective points higher than the time before.

Cal Fire besides released a much elaborate breakdown of the homes destroyed successful the wildfire.

A full of 557 homes person been destroyed successful the Dixie Fire, with different 8 multiple-residences besides destroyed. Commercial buildings destroyed fig 131, portion different 341 insignificant structures person besides been destroyed.

Firefighters accidental astir 15,000 structures stay threatened by the Dixie Fire.

Previous day’s updates below:

9:24 p.m.

The Dixie Fire has grown to 490,205 acres and is 27 percent contained. Here’s the latest update connected progress.

For accusation regarding the West Zone, sojourn https://www.facebook.com/CALFIRELMU

1:08 p.m.

A fig of Evacuation Orders are present being reduced to Evacuation Warnings.

According to Cal Fire, the pursuing areas were downgraded aboriginal Tuesday afternoon:

Butte Meadows area
• Humboldt Rd astatine Thatcher Ridge
• Up to Cherry Hill Campgrounds
• North to the Butte/Tehama County Lines
Jonesville area
• State Route 32 astatine the Butte/Tehama County line
• East to the country of Cherry Hill Campground
• Southeast to Snag Lake
• Southwest to Skyway astatine Bull Creek
• North on Skyway to Humboldt Road
Snag Lake area
• Humbug Summit Rd astatine the Butte/Plumas County lines
• Southwest crossed Snag Lake to Humbug Summit Rd and Skyway
• The country surrounding High Lakes Rd adjacent the Carr Mine.
Philbrook area
• Philbrook Lake southbound to Browns Ravine Rd conscionable eastbound of 25N22
• East to the Butte/Plumas County Lines

The Lassen National Forest remains closed, Cal Fire says.

10:02 a.m.

The Dixie Fire continues to grow, but astatine a slower gait than before.

As of Tuesday morning, Cal Fire reports that the wildfire has grown to 487,764 acres. It remains 25 percent contained and determination is nary longer an expected afloat containment date.

Firefighters accidental the Dixie Fire remained progressive overnight, but determination is inactive interest astir wind-driven occurrence behaviour to the northeast of the incident.

A full of 893 structures person been destroyed successful the fire. It’s unclear, astatine this point, however galore of those structures are homes.

Previous day’s updates below: 

8:47 p.m.

Cal Fire reports that the Dixie Fire has burned 482,047 acres. It is 22 percent contained and has destroyed 873 structures.

Click here for the latest update from Cal Fire.

9:41 a.m.

While the Dixie Fire remained progressive overnight, determination wasn’t a large leap successful acreage similar successful erstwhile days.

As of Monday morning, Cal Fire reports that the Dixie Fire has burned 489,287 acres. It remains 21 percent contained.

Numerous Evacuation Orders and Warnings stay successful effect.

Previous day’s updates below:

9:10 p.m.

The Dixie Fire’s accelerated maturation continued done Sunday nighttime with much than 489,000 acres present scorched, according to Cal Fire. The occurrence was inactive lone 21% contained.

The fig of structures wholly destroyed has present grown to 627, portion 42 much were damaged. Cal Fire has much than 5,800 unit assisting successful the firefight.

The Dixie Fire—now the second-largest blaze successful California past and largest single-fire blaze successful authorities history—has been burning for 25 days.

The largest occurrence successful recorded California past remains the 2020 August Complex Fire, which was comprised of aggregate smaller fires and burned crossed 7 counties, destroying 935 structures. It was a full of 1,032,648 acres.

4:08 p.m.

Three much mandatory evacuation orders were issued successful Plumas County Sunday afternoon.

Those areas are:

• P Zone 20: Hearth Ranch Includes Taylor Diggins Mine, northbound to Engel Mine, eastbound to Lower Lone Rock, southbound to the borderline to Zone 28, westbound to the Taylor Diggins Mine.
• P Zone 29: Long Rock includes Moonlight Valley, Engel Mine, Lone Rock Valley, and a information of Growers Blvd. USFS Rd. 28N32 intersection of Plumas/Lassen line, and eastbound to Diamond Mountain area, southbound to Lone Rock.
• P Zone 30: includes the country surrounding Antelope Lake, North to the Plumas/Lassen Line arsenic good arsenic East to the Plumas Lassen Line, including Fruit Growers Blvd USFS Road 28N32, Indian Creek Road, Diamond Mountain Way the country of Thompson Creek and Boulder Creek.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office is advising civilians to evacuate toward Portola by mode of Beckwourth Genesee Road. A structure is acceptable up astatine Holy Family Catholic Church connected 108 Taylor Ave. successful Portola.

See before-and-after photos beneath showing immoderate of the demolition the Dixie Fire near down connected its way done the tiny municipality of Greenville, which was destroyed successful the fire.

2:53 p.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said determination were 4 radical from Greenville who were unaccounted for successful the Dixie Fire.

Those 4 radical are:

1. Lillian Basham of Greenville
2. Joseph Basham of Greenville
3. Blanca Auban of Greenville
4. Michael Auban of Greenville

Anyone who knows of their whereabouts is asked to interaction the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office.

8:25 a.m.

The Dixie Fire is present 463,477 acres, making it the second-largest wildfire successful California’s past and the largest azygous wildfire successful authorities history. According to Cal Fire, the blaze was inactive conscionable 21% contained Sunday morning.

A full of 589 structures person been destroyed to date, with different 13,871 inactive threatened.

On Sunday morning, the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office issued caller evacuation warnings issued for the Janesville area, westbound of Highway 395 from Bass Hill to Janesville Grade westbound to the Lassen County enactment including the country southbound of Bass Hill and the ungraded information of Wingfield Rd connected the Janesville Side.

Mandatory evacuation orders stay successful spot for:

• Clear Creek, Westwood, and Pine Town country southbound of Highway 36 from the Lassen County enactment eastbound to Moonlight Ranch Rd – Zones LAS-E020 and LAS-E023
• Lassen National Forest southbound of Highway 36 to the Lassen County enactment including Hamilton Mtn., Coyote Peak, and Indicator Peak – Zone LAS-E017
• Walker Lake country southbound of Moonlight Rd. – Zone LAS-E018-19
• Area eastbound of Mtn. Meadows Reservoir and southbound of Highway 36 to Coppervale – LAS-E026
• North of Highway 36 from the Lassen County Line to A21 – Zone LAS-EO27
• South of Highway 44 from A21 to McCoy Flat – Zone LAS-E028
• North of Highway 36 eastbound of A21 – Zone LAS-EO29
• The country southbound of Highway 44 from the Lassen County enactment eastbound to A21 including Silver Lake, Juniper Lake, and the Caribou Wilderness Area – Zone LAS-E031

Evacuation Warnings stay successful spot for the country southbound of Highway 44, northbound of Highway 36, westbound to Hog Flat Reservoir.

Additionally, County Road A21 is closed to southbound postulation from Highway 44, and Highway 36 is closed westbound of the intersection of Hwy 44 and 36

Previous day’s updates below:

10 p.m.

As of Saturday evening, the Dixie Fire has burned 447,723 acres portion containment has remained astatine 21 percent. Nearly 14,000 structures stay threatened and 370 person present been destroyed, according to Cal Fire.

Two radical inactive stay unaccounted for from the Greenville area.

7:11 a.m.

Overnight, the occurrence grew by much than 22,000 acres with containment remaining the same. It is present 446,723 acres with 21 percent containment.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Department has reported 5 radical missing, galore of those from the assemblage of Greenville that was flooded with flames earlier this week.

Evacuations besides stay successful effect for a fig of tiny communities threatened by lightning-sparked fires successful and astir nationalist forests.

With cooler temperatures and calmer winds overnight reducing the flames, firefighters were able to dilatory the fire’s beforehand northeast. It is present burning successful much sparse fuels.

Crews were besides capable to support the occurrence westbound of Crescent Mills.

Previous day’s updates below:

7:19 p.m.

That fast-growing Dixie Fire continued to dispersed Friday, present burning 434,813 acres. Containment has been sitting astatine 35 percent for a while, but Friday evening, that fig dropped down to 21 percent, according to Cal Fire.

The magnitude of contained occurrence enactment on the fire’s perimeter has not changed. However, since the full occurrence acreage has importantly grown, the percent of containment has decreased to 21 percent

There are inactive astir 14,000 structures threatened by the fire, portion 184 person been wholly destroyed—including homes.

10:34 a.m.

A big of caller mandatory evacuation orders person been issued successful Lassen County.

Residents successful the pursuing areas are present being told to leave:

• Lassen National Forest southbound of Hwy 36 to the Lassen County enactment including Hamilton Mtn., Coyote Peak, and Indicator Peak – Zone LAS-E017
• North of Hwy 36 from the Lassen County Line to A21 – Zone LAS-EO27
• South of Hwy. 44 from A21 to McCoy Flat – Zone LAS-E028
• North of Hwy. 36 eastbound of A21 – Zone LAS-EO29

Numerous different evacuation orders stay successful effect successful Lassen County owed to the Dixie Fire, which is inactive seeing explosive growth.

9:35 a.m.

Much of the bluish Central Valley is covered successful fume Friday greeting owed to California’s wildfires.

According to the National Weather Service, captious occurrence upwind conditions person present passed. However, breezy winds are expected to proceed locally done the weekend.

Visible outer imagery this greeting shows overmuch of interior Northern California covered successful fume owed to country wildfires. To presumption the aerial prime accusation for your location, sojourn https://t.co/XYTBpMWUqP. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/8l3ObHSyt1

— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) August 6, 2021

7:01 a.m.

The Dixie Fire continued its explosive maturation overnight, with the wildfire present 1 of the apical 3 biggest ever recorded successful California.

On Friday, Cal Fire announced that the Dixie Fire was present 432,813 acres – a leap of conscionable implicit 100,000 acres since Thursday. Containment is inactive being reported astatine 35 percent.

The time before, the Dixie Fire already ranked arsenic the 6th largest occurrence recorded successful California. Friday’s numbers, however, mean that it has present overtaken the 2020 LNU Lightning Complex Fire (363,220 acres), the 2020 Creek Fire (379,895 acres), and the 2020 SCU Lightning Complex Fire (396,624 acres).

If the Dixie Fire continues to grow, it appears poised to overtake the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire successful the 2nd spot. That occurrence burned a full of 459,123 acres.

The largest occurrence successful recorded California past remains the 2020 August Complex Fire. That wildfire – which burned crossed 7 counties and destroyed 935 structures – was a full of 1,032,648 acres.

Previous day’s updates below:

7:55 p.m.

The Dixie Fire has grown by astir 40,000 much acres since Thursday morning, present being reported by Cal Fire arsenic 361,812 acres successful size. Containment was inactive astatine conscionable 35 percent, the bureau said successful a Thursday evening property conference.

More than 5,000 firefighters are battling the blaze, which has ravaged Butte, Plumas and present Lassen counties, forcing thousands of residents from some areas from their homes.

Mop ups of Highway 70 and Butte Road are being performed, Cal Fire said. There was besides important occurrence maturation on Humboldt Road implicit the past 24 hours with crews trying to incorporate aggregate spot fires.

Evacuation orders were lifted for the municipality of Greenville, astir of which was destroyed by the Dixie Fire this week, leaving homes and different buildings wholly leveled. Despite the orders being lifted, radical inactive successful the country oregon adjacent areas should beryllium prepared to evacuate instantly if told to bash so.

The Dixie Fire’s maturation Thursday puts it less than 1,500 acres shy of surpassing 2020’s LNU Lightning Complex Fire arsenic the fifth-largest wildfire successful California history.

3:43 p.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office issued different urgent informing that radical inactive successful Chester, Hamilton Branch and the Lake Almanor peninsula should evacuate present owed to the contiguous information presented by the Dixie Fire.

Evacuees are being asked to caput eastbound to Susanville. Shelters are successful spot astatine Lassen Community College astatine 478-200 CA-139 and Lassen High School astatine 1110 Main Street.

Due to the utmost occurrence conditions, archetypal responders whitethorn not beryllium capable to assistance anyone who stays successful those areas, the sheriff’s bureau said.

1:29 p.m.

Several caller Evacuation Orders and Warnings person been issued for the Dixie Fire – including present successful Lassen County.

The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office says the pursuing areas are present nether an Evacuation Warning:

• Walker Lake country northbound of Mtn. Meadows Reservoir and southbound of Moonlight Rd. – Zone E018
• Area eastbound of Mtn. Meadows Reservoir and southbound of Hwy 36 to Coppervale – Zone LAS-E026
• North of Hwy 36 from the Lassen County Line to A21 – Zone LAS-EO27
• South of Hwy. 44 from A21 to McCoy Flat. – Zone LAS-E028
• North of Hwy. 36 eastbound of A21 – Zone LAS-EO29
Mandatory Evacuation Orders stay successful spot for the pursuing areas:
• The country southbound of Hwy 44 from the Lassen County enactment eastbound to A21 including Silver Lake, Juniper Lake, and the Caribou Wilderness Area -Zone LAS-E031
• The unpopulated country southbound of Mountain Meadows Reservoir from Hamilton Branch waterway eastbound to the Lassen/Plumas County line. Zone LAS-E019.
Clear Creek, Westwood, and Pine Town country southbound of Hwy 36 from the Lassen County enactment eastbound to Moonlight Ranch Rd- Zones LAS-E020 and LAS-E023

A caller mandatory Evacuation Order has besides been issued successful Plumas County:

Taylorsville and surrounding areas including, North Valley Rd, North Arm Rd and Diamond Mtn. Road.

The sheriff’s bureau says they estimation that astir 38 percent of Plumas County residents are nether an Evacuation Order.

8:53 a.m.

The Dixie Fire has again exploded successful size, increasing by astir 50,000 acres overnight.

Cal Fire reports that, arsenic of Thursday morning, the Dixie Fire has grown to 322,502 acres. It is inactive conscionable 35 percent contained, the aforesaid fig it has been stuck astatine since past weekend.

Firefighters accidental the utmost occurrence behaviour was fueled overnight by debased comparative humidity and beardown winds.

Numerous evacuation orders stay successful effect.

With the acreage jump, the Dixie Fire has present go the 6th largest wildfire successful recorded California history. Notably, with the Dixie Fire continuing its explosive growth, 6 of the apical 7 largest wildfires person present happened either successful 2020 oregon 2021.

Previous day’s updates below:

4:03 p.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said the assemblage of Chester, adjacent to Lake Almanor, should instantly evacuate to the east. If residents are not capable to evacuate and are threatened by the fire, they are advised to instrumentality refuge astatine the Chester High School shot field.

11:37 a.m.

Evacuation orders are present successful effect for parts of Tehama County, specifically St. Bernard’s Lodge and Elam-Carter Creek areas.

8:09 a.m.

After an highly progressive time that prompted respective caller evacuation orders, the Dixie Fire has present grown to beryllium the 8th largest wildfire successful recorded California history.

As of Wednesday morning, Cal Fire reports that the Dixie Fire had jumped successful size to 274,139 acres. This is simply a astir 20,000-acre size summation from the time before.

At the commencement of the week, the wildfire was already the 11th largest successful authorities past – but it has since present topped the 2013 Rim Fire (at 257,314 acres), the 2012 Rush Fire (at 271,911 acres), and the 2003 Cedar Fire (at 273,246 acres).

Firefighters proceed to beryllium acrophobic with highly adust conditions and wind. A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for parts of Northern California – including astir of the Dixie Fire area.

The wildfire remains lone 35 percent contained, the aforesaid fig it has been astatine since the weekend.

An expansive database of evacuation orders stay successful effect. For the latest information, caput to Cal Fire’s website.

Previous day’s updates below: 

9:22 pm.

The Dixie Fire has grown to 254,466 acres and is 35 percent contained. It has destroyed 45 structures.

5:24 p.m.

Plumas County Sheriff’s Office:

3:41 p.m.

Plumas County Sheriff’s Office:

1:58 p.m.

More evacuation orders person been issued owed to the Dixie Fire connected Tuesday.

The pursuing areas are present nether mandatory evacuation orders, per the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office:

East Shore of Lake Almanor; this includes, the intersection of SR147 and County Rd. A13, eastbound to Little Dyer Mountain, southeast to Dyer Mountain, southbound to SR89, westbound to SR147, northbound to County Rd. A13. (Map link: https://tinyurl.com/ydrapp24)

An evacuation informing has besides been issued for the pursuing areas arsenic occurrence enactment increases:

Chester; From the Hwy36/Hwy89 Junction, eastbound to the causeway, some sides of Hwy 36 done Chester to the Lake Almanor borderline and to northbound to the County Line.

9:54 a.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office says respective caller evacuation orders person been issued:

Hwy 36/Hwy 89 Junction southbound to Lake Almanor West Drive and everything eastbound to the Lake Almanor h2o line. This includes the full “LAW” subdivision and Prattville and Canyon Dam, from Canyon Dam northwest to Hwy 89 and conscionable southbound of Lake Almanor West Drive. This includes Big Meadows, the Rocky Point Campground, the Canyon Dam Boat Launch.

An evacuation WARNING has been issued for:

Lake Almanor Peninsula; includes, Hamilton Branch, Bailey Creek, the North Shore Campground, and each of the Lake Almanor Peninsula community.

7:38 a.m.

After prompting caller evacuation orders connected Monday, the Dixie Fire continues to turn – adjacent arsenic containment numbers clasp steady.

As of Tuesday morning, Cal Fire reports that the wildfire has grown to 253,052 acres. It is inactive 35 percent contained, the aforesaid fig arsenic Monday.

The size makes the Dixie Fire the 11th largest successful recorded California history, but it’s dilatory edging person to the 10th spot.

Numerous evacuation orders stay successful effect, and Highway 70 astatine Deadwood Road remains closed.

Previous day’s updates below:

7:45 p.m.

Plumas County Sheriff’s Office:

“As of 8-2-2021 astatine 7:20 PM, per Sheriff Johns, aft further evaluating the fire, its progression and existent position, Crescent Mills is NOT included successful the Mandatory Evacuation Order and is to lone stay successful a Warning astatine this time. The representation volition instrumentality immoderate clip to beryllium changed.”

6:45 p.m.

Plumas County Sheriff’s Office:

“Due to accrued occurrence enactment connected the #DixieFire a Mandatory Evacuation Order has been issued for:

“Everything westbound of Hwy 89/36 Junction, westbound on the southside of Hwy 36 to the County enactment and southbound of Hwy 36 to Rock Lake and westbound to the County Line. Those evacuating from the supra country should spell to the structure astatine the Memorial Hall successful Chester astatine 180 Gay Street.

“A informing has been issued for: the northbound broadside of Hwy 36 from the Hwy 89/Hwy36, northbound on Stover Mtn Rd and westbound to the County Line.

“MAP LINK: https://tinyurl.com/ydrapp24 If you request proscription retired of the Mandatory Evacuation country you request to call: 530-283-6414 CAL FIRE/Butte County U.S. Forest Service-Plumas National Forest Lassen National Forest”

5:36 p.m.

Plumas County Sheriff’s Office:

“Due to accrued occurrence enactment connected the #DixieFire , Sheriff Johns has issued a Mandatory Evacuation Order for:

“Canyon Dam southbound to see Greenville and southbound of Greenville to see Crescent Mills.

“You should EVACUATE SOUTH TOWARDS QUINCY, immediately. Hwy 89 is unfastened to evacuate retired of the country above; however, it is being closed to northbound postulation astatine Hwy 89 and Hwy 79 junction (Greenville Wye) and closed to southbound postulation astatine the Hwy 89/Hwy 147 junction.

“There is simply a structure astatine 59 Bell Lane successful Quincy, the Springs of Hope Church. If you request proscription retired of the Mandatory Evacuation country you request to call: 530-283-6414 CAL FIRE/Butte County U.S. Forest Service-Plumas National Forest Lassen National Forest”

7:44 p.m.

Firefighters accidental they are expecting occurrence behaviour to summation connected Monday owed to drying conditions.

The maturation of the Dixie Fire slowed considerably implicit the weekend, with Cal Fire reporting arsenic of Monday greeting that the wildfire had burned 248,820 acres. It is 35 percent contained.

Cal Fire says they present expect afloat containment of the Dixie Fire by mid-August.

11:28 p.m.

Since midday Sunday, containment connected the Dixie Fire somewhat accrued from 32 to 33 percent. Acreage burned grew to 248,570.

According to Cal Fire, afloat containment of the occurrence is expected to beryllium reached by August 13.

12:45 p.m.

Fire containment improved overnight, up 32 percent from 30 percent Saturday. It is presently 244,888 acres and has destroyed 45 structures.

It is the 11th largest wildfire successful California’s past aft starting July 13. The origin remains nether investigation.

On Sunday, galore residents successful some counties were allowed to instrumentality location arsenic Highway 89 reopened. However, officials warned that determination could inactive beryllium smoldering histrion stumps oregon different “hot” spots successful the area, but determination is nary request to study them to the occurrence department.

It is recommended to not portion the h2o arsenic an appraisal of the h2o proviso has not been performed, according to the Plumas County Public Health agency, which recommends utilizing bottled water.

Saturday’s updates below:

California’s largest wildfire truthful acold this twelvemonth is flaring up, but authorities accidental it’s due to the fact that flames are chewing done unburned islands of vegetation wrong a perimeter that firefighters person built.

It has destroyed much than 40 homes and different buildings and continues to endanger much than 10,000 connected Saturday.

8:59 a.m.

Butte County has lifted the evacuation informing for the Pulga and East Concow areas, portion the Butte Meadows, Jonesville and Lake Philbrook areas stay nether an evacuation order. And, Inskip remains nether an evacuation warning.

In Plumas County, the informing for the municipality of Chesters has been lifted, and respective orders astir Lake Almanor person been reduced from orders to warnings. For a implicit database by address, go here.

7:26 a.m.

The occurrence is present 24 percent contained and 240,795 acres.

Fire is expected to summation contiguous owed to drying conditions, according to Cal Fire.

Friday’s updates below:

The Plumas County Fair has moved to Sierraville owed to the Dixie Fire.

Fair organizers issued a connection connected Facebook announcing the crushed for the change, that reads:

“The projected containment day for the Dixie Fire is close successful the mediate of our Livestock Show, and that’s nary warrant that the occurrence volition beryllium out. Roads are inactive closed, parts of the County volition inactive apt beryllium nether immoderate evacuation orders and we are 1 beardown upwind lawsuit distant from this getting up of america again. Throw successful aerial prime and it’s conscionable seems similar we’re asking for an anxious and unpleasant Fair.” Read the afloat post.

11:50 a.m.

The Dixie Fire has grown to 240,595 acres and is 24 percent contained.

#RT @CAL_FIRE: #DixieFire disconnected Above the Cresta Dam, Feather River Canyon successful Butte County is 240,595 acres and 24% contained. Unified Command: @CALFIRE_ButteCo
and @LassenNFhttps://t.co/IhE7Fc0tOR pic.twitter.com/VOYbvajFAP

— CAL FIRE PIO (@CALFIRE_PIO) July 30, 2021

#DixieFire Incident AM Update 7.30.21 English and Spanish

Actualizacion Delincendio Dixie Fecha:07/30/2021 Hora: 7:00 a.m.

Click Here: https://t.co/gjfsmJh5ac

Most caller updates for the evacuation maps and email database for the incidental are provided astatine the supra link. pic.twitter.com/KbpK6ugoF2

— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) July 30, 2021

Previous day’s updates below:

7:15 p.m.

Cal Fire said the Dixie Fire has grown to pain 226,421 acres arsenic of Thursday evening. At slightest 42 structures person been destroyed, portion much than 10,600 much remained threatened by flames.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said this day that the pursuing areas were nary longer nether evacuation warnings:

12:57 p.m.

The Dixie Fire has grown to 221,504 acres and is 23 percent contained.

The Cal Fire Butte Unit expects to spot ample plumes of fume from the Dixie Fire arsenic areas of unburned substance from wrong containment lines proceed to burn. Firefighters notation to these areas arsenic “islands.”

#DixieFire Today, we expect to spot ample plumes of fume from the Dixie Fire arsenic areas of unburned substance from wrong containment lines proceed to burn. Firefighters notation to these areas arsenic "islands." pic.twitter.com/m0xtroZgpg

— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) July 29, 2021

Smoke from the #DixieFire volition proceed to interaction portions of #NorCal today. Here's a look astatine the forecast for the adjacent aboveground fume done tonight. You tin presumption an updated mentation of this representation anytime astatine https://t.co/DLEkohlQpz #CAwx pic.twitter.com/wVNdTEHhZz

— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 29, 2021

Previous day’s updates below:

8:54 p.m.

The Dixie occurrence present sits astatine 220,012 acres and is 23 percent contained. Below is the latest incidental update from Cal Fire.

#RT @CAL_FIRE: #DixieFire disconnected Above the Cresta Dam, Feather River Canyon successful Butte County is 220,012 acres and 23% contained. Unified Command: @CALFIRE_ButteCo and @LassenNF https://t.co/IhE7Fc0tOR pic.twitter.com/nbORpuNus4

— CAL FIRE PIO (@CALFIRE_PIO) July 29, 2021

3:31 p.m.

Here are immoderate aerial prime resources:

Air Quality
Find retired erstwhile it’s steadfast to resume mean activities outside, oregon what precautions to instrumentality if you bash task outdoors.

• AirNow Current Air Quality
• Purple Air – A bully mode to way trends successful aerial prime related to particulate matter, but the sensors whitethorn registry higher numbers than the aerial existent aerial quality.
• Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District – Air prime accusation for Sacramento County
• Sacramento Opens Cleaner-Air Centers
• Sacramento Region Spare The Air

Fire & Smoke Maps
See which fires are sending fume into your country and however agelong experts accidental it could last.

• Fire & Smoke Map – U.S. EPA and the U.S. Forest Service information from low-cost sensors passim California
• Cal Fire Incidents Map – Information connected fires burning successful California, including the commencement date, acres burned, and containment
• InciWeb – Information connected fires burning successful California and the remainder of the U.S.
• Wildland Fire Air Quality Response Program – Smoke forecast outlook successful U.S. Forests

Cameras
Get a near-real-time presumption of fume from fires.

• Greater Sacramento/Tahoe
• North Bay – Includes Vacaville, Fairfield, and Lake Berryessa
• Sierra/Central Valley

Weather

• CBS Sacramento Weather Page
• Latest CBS Sacramento Weather Forecasts
• National Weather Service’s Fire Weather Page
• CBS Sacramento Weather App – Download it for iOS or Android

Health

• Making a Clean Room to Keep Out Smoke
• What is Wildfire Smoke & Can It Make Me Sick?
• Stay Safe During a Wildfire
• Health Effects From Smoke
• Wildfire Smoke FAQs
• Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke
• Protecting Your Kids from Wildfire Smoke

For adjacent much in-depth fume resources, cheque retired the California Smoke Information blog. 

11:15 a.m.

Smoke from the Dixie Fire is starting to drift down into the Central Valley Wednesday morning.

According to the National Weather Service, the fume is streaming done Feather River Canyon.

Forecasters accidental the fume should commencement clearing by aboriginal Wednesday arsenic the onshore travel increases.

Temperatures crossed the vale are expected to scope the triple-digit people connected Wednesday.

Wondering wherefore the entity looks hazy/smoky today? Satellite presumption shows that fume is streaming from the Dixie Fire done Feather River Canyon past southward down the Central Valley. #dixiefire #CAwx pic.twitter.com/bP9REV5JNJ

— NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) July 28, 2021

8:09 a.m.

The Dixie Fire has present grown to 217,581 acres arsenic of Wednesday morning.

Containment inactive stands astatine conscionable 23 percent, Cal Fire reports.

Cal Fire besides revealed that a full of 35 structures person been destroyed truthful far. It’s unclear however galore of those structures, if any, are homes.

Favorable conditions and airy rainfall helped support occurrence enactment to a minimum successful the westbound portion of the wildfire. Crews are inactive acrophobic astir the eastbound portion of the fire, however, with firefighters moving done the nighttime to effort and grow and unafraid containment lines.

With temperatures expected to ascent again, firefighters are expecting occurrence enactment to summation time and nighttime for the adjacent respective days.

Previous day’s updates below:

8:33 p.m.

The Dixie Fire present stands astatine 212,799 acres and is 23% contained.

The occurrence is expected to stay progressive passim the night. Fire crews proceed to conception and reenforce power lines, support structures, and autumn trees that endanger containment efforts.

The occurrence is expected to nutrient dense fume that volition broad the Lake Almanor country and settee into surrounding valleys done the night.

Northeast down-canyon winds volition transportation fume pooling successful Feather River Valley downstream to the southwest.

Drought conditions are utmost successful the portion and the ample dormant fuels are precise dry.

Grasses are cured and substance moistures are historically debased causing spot fires to beryllium the biggest menace to containment efforts. The main occurrence enactment volition proceed into the drainages successful the North and West sides of the occurrence arsenic unburned interior fuels are consumed.

#RT @CAL_FIRE: cont. pic.twitter.com/TaZZq8JUuS

— CAL FIRE PIO (@CALFIRE_PIO) July 28, 2021

6:35 p.m.

The Dixie Fire present stands astatine 208,206 acres and is 23% contained. More than 4,000 radical stay nether mandatory evacuation orders. There are 5,000 firefighters battling the fire.

It is present the 14th largest occurrence successful recorded California history.

9:10 a.m.

The Dixie Fire has present surpassed 200,000 acres.

As of Tuesday morning, per Cal Fire’s latest numbers, the wildfire has burned 208,206 acres and is conscionable 23 percent contained.

Firefighters accidental spotting remains the biggest menace from the wildfire. With immoderate winds successful the forecast connected Tuesday, crews are connected alert.

On Monday, advantageous upwind conditions helped firefighters get a amended grip of the eastbound portion of the wildfire. Further, the heavy broad of fume helped enactment arsenic shadiness and further decreased temperatures.

Numerous evacuation orders stay successful effect. Head to Cal Fire’s website for the latest information.

Previous day’s updates below: 

7:52 p.m.

The occurrence present sits astatine 198,021 acres and is 22 percent contained. Twenty-two is besides the fig of structures destroyed, on with 14 insignificant structures. Seven structures person been damaged.

11:24 a.m.

The Dixie Fire is rapidly getting adjacent to 200,000 acres burned. 

On Monday, Cal Fire reported that the wildfire had grown to 197,487 acres. Containment is besides up to 22 percent. 

Part of the crushed for the large leap successful acreage was the Dixie Fire merging with the adjacent Fly Fire implicit the weekend. 

Firefighters are hopeful that, with temperatures decreasing a bit, that occurrence behaviour volition beryllium moderating, allowing for easier enactment connected dozer and manus lines. 

Numerous evacuation orders stay successful place. For the latest accusation connected evacuation orders, caput to Cal Fire’s website.

Previous day’s updates below:

10:15 p.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said much than 4,000 region residents are nether mandatory evacuation orders. Authorities said determination isn’t an contiguous program to evacuate the municipality of Quincy, however, the concern remains monitored.

Damage assessments are being conducted wherever possible.

9:00 p.m.

In summation to the 16 structures that person been destroyed, astatine slightest 1 different has been damaged. According to Cal Fire, the Dixie Fire somewhat grew into the nighttime to pain 192,849 acres portion it remained 21% contained.

Evacuation orders for respective areas stay successful place. That accusation tin beryllium recovered below.

4:30 p.m.

According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office, mandatory evacuations person been expanded to see the eastbound enactment of Lake Almanor, including Highway 147 from Canyon Dam northbound to the Highway 147 and County Road A-13 intersection, arsenic good arsenic eastbound of Highway 147 astatine County Riad A-13 to Little Dyer Mountain and southeast to Dyer Mountain.

Authorities counsel evacuating to the northbound arsenic an evacuation structure was established astatine Lassen Community College successful Susanville.

Additionally, arsenic mandatory evacuation orders person expanded, evacuation warnings are present successful spot for the pursuing areas: Moonlight Valley, Engel Mine, Lone Rock Valley, a Portion of Growers Boulevard, Kettle Rock, Taylor Lake, Wilcox Valley, Rattle Snake Peak, Franks Valley, Babcock Crossing, Elephants Playground, Murdock Crossing, Walker Mine, the westbound information of Grizzly Valley, Mt. Ingalls, Greenhorn, Spring Garden and Massack.

See photos of the Dixie Fire below.

12:50 p.m.

Overnight, the Dixie and Fly fires burning successful Butte and Plumas counties burned together, making up an estimated 195,000 acres combined.

Just earlier noon Sunday, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office issued mandatory evacuation orders for each of Genesee Valley and bluish and eastbound parts of Indian Valley, with further warnings to follow.

Cal Fire said much than 10,700 structures were threatened by flames and astatine slightest 16 structures person been destroyed. The bureau said the occurrence remains highly progressive with long-range spotting and utmost rates of dispersed successful a distant country with constricted entree and steep terrain.

See a time-lapse of Fly Fire successful Plumas County here.

The Dixie Fire started connected July 13 astatine 5:15 p.m. The origin of the occurrence is nether investigation. On Saturday, it burned crossed some Highways 70 and 89, according to Cal Fire.

There are presently much than 4,200 unit assigned to the fire, including galore from the Sacramento area.

Saturday’s updates below: 

10:48 p.m.

Sacramento Metro Fire connected Saturday said 4 firefighters are portion of a task unit assisting with the Dixie Fire.

According to Cal Fire’s website, evacuations stay successful spot for the pursuing areas.

• The westbound enactment of Lake Almanor from the Canyon Dam northwest to Highway 36 astatine Highway 89. This includes Prattville, Big Meadows, and Lake Almanor West on with the Rocky Point Campground and the Canyon Dam Boat Launch.
• High Lakes Recreational Area successful Plumas County eastbound of the Butte-Plumas County line, arsenic good arsenic the Plumas-Butte County Line eastbound to Twain, including some sides of Highway 70 successful the areas of Rock Creek, Storrie, Tobin, Belden, Caribou Rich Bar, and Twain.
• Meadow Valley and Bucks Lake, Bucks Lake Road astatine Riverdance, and everything westbound to the Butte-Plumas County line, including Snake Lake, Meadow Valley, Tollgate, Bucks Lake, Bucks Lake Highlands, and each surrounding areas.
• Caribou Road northbound to the Humbug Road and Humboldt Road intersection, including Belden and Butt Valley reservoirs, Prattville, Butt Reservoir Road, and everything westbound to the Butte/Plumas County line, and the assemblage of Seneca southbound to Highway 70.
• The Paxton, Seneca, Long Valley, and East Butt Lake areas. Evacuation Warning to see the Paxton country astatine State Route 70 northbound to the Long Valley, westbound to the southbound broadside of Butt Lake, from the southbound broadside of Butt Lake to SR70 astatine Virgilia, eastbound on the northbound borderline of the SR70 corridor to Paxton.
• In the Long Valley and Seneca communities, starting from the Long Valley country northbound on Wolf Creek Road to the intersection of Wolf Creek Road and South Almanor, from the intersection of South Almanor and Wolf Creek Road westbound on South Almanor, continuing westbound on Fox Farm Road to the intersection of Humbug-Humboldt Crossing Road, from the intersection of Fox Farm Road and Humbug-Humboldt Road, to southbound on Prattville Butt Valley Reservoir Road.

More evacuation orders and informing accusation can beryllium recovered here.

12:56 p.m.

Mandatory evacuation orders person been issued successful the Dixie Fire which has grown to 181,289 acres and is 19% contained. Ten structures person been destroyed and 7,010 structures are threatened.

Just earlier 1 p.m., the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office ordered a mandatory evacuation for residents connected the northbound broadside of Chandler Road, from Oakland Camp Road to Highway 70 east.

On Friday, Cal Fire issued an update detailing each of the regions nether evacuation orders and those nether evacuation warnings.

Friday’s updates below:

5:45 p.m.

A virtual assemblage gathering is being held astatine 7 p.m. regarding the Dixie Fire. Here is the Zoom gathering link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81721688745 USA 215-446-3649 Conference code: 746758 USA 888-557-8511 (US Free) Conference code: 746758

4:11 p.m.

Butte County has issued immoderate accusation astir their evacuation halfway and carnal shelter. The evacuation halfway is astatine the Church of the Nazarene, which is astatine 2238 Monte Vista Avenue successful Oroville.

The structure (for tiny animals) is astatine Old County Hospital, which is astatine 2279 Del Oro and Mono Ste. E successful Oroville astatine 3:45 p.m.

2:51 p.m.

An Evacuation Order has present been issued for the Butte Meadows area.

The bid was antecedently an Evacuation Warning, according to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office.

An evacuation informing is successful effect for Quincy, meaning that radical request to beryllium acceptable to evacuate if they are ordered to.

1:42 p.m.

With the Dixie Fire continuing to grow, fume from the monolithic blaze is present drifting down into the Sacramento Valley.

Several agencies crossed the vale – including El Dorado Hills, Folsom and Rocklin – person posted advisories aboriginal Friday morning, alerting residents that the fume they whitethorn beryllium seeing is not from immoderate progressive fires successful their country astatine the moment.

People are being urged to bounds their outdoor activities for the clip being owed to the smoke.

According to National Weather Service forecasts, it appears the fume volition yet determination retired by Friday night.

8:29 a.m.

The Dixie Fire continued to turn overnight, with the wildfire present astatine 142,940 acres.

Containment inched up to 18 percent arsenic well, firefighters report.

Firefighters accidental the flames are continuing to determination northbound and northeast, with determination inactive being the imaginable for 2-3 much miles of caller growth.

Thursday’s updates below: 

10:13 p.m.

Firefighters are going doorway to doorway successful Greenville and Crescent Mills urging radical to evacuate to the Springs of Hope religion successful Quincy.

The Dixie Fire is present implicit 103,000 acres. Cal Fire warns occurrence conditions volition beryllium atrocious the adjacent 3 days.

5:55 p.m.

More evacuation orders person been issued for Plumas County.

The pursuing Mandatory Evacuation Orders are present successful effect:

Chandler Road from Highway 70 astatine Chandler Road westbound to Oakland Camp.

People are being urged to permission immediately.

Evacuees should thrust eastbound to 59 Bell Lane successful Quincy, the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office says.

4:33 p.m.

New evacuation orders person been issued successful Plumas County.

According to the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, the pursuing areas are present nether Mandatory Evacuation Orders:

Greenville and Crescent Mills, Round Valley Reservoir, Dixie Canyon, Indian Falls, Long Valley (west of Round Valley), Dixie Canyon southbound to Indian Falls, southbound of Indian Falls to the Hwy 70/89 Junction, Highway 70 astatine Black Hawk Rd northbound to the Highway 70/89 Junction. Also, everything connected the occidental broadside of Highway 70, including Butterfly Valley, and Black Hawk.

The orders person been prompted owed to a spot occurrence from the Dixie Fire arsenic good arsenic the guardant progression of the incident, which remains lone 17 percent contained arsenic of Thursday afternoon.

The sheriff’s bureau says unit are going door-to-door to marque the evacuation notices.

10:15 a.m.

The Dixie Fire has present burned 103,910 acres arsenic of Thursday morning, Cal Fire reports.

Firefighters accidental they are continuing to aggressively conflict the flames, which are inactive moving northeast. Limited entree and steep terrain remains a occupation for crews.

While the incidental has present been burning for a week, somewhat much containment is besides present being reported. After days of being stuck astatine 15 percent, Cal Fire reported connected Thursday that containment is present up to 17 percent.

Numerous evacuation orders inactive stay successful effect successful Butte, Lassen and Plumas counties.

Wednesday night, Cal Fire confirmed that astatine slightest 8 structures had been destroyed by the Dixie Fire truthful far. It’s unclear if immoderate of those structures were homes, however.

Wednesday’s updates below:

9:25 p.m.

According to Cal Fire, astatine slightest 8 structures person been destroyed by the Dixie Fire. The bureau said it could not corroborate yet if immoderate of the structures were homes.

As of Wednesday night, the occurrence has grown to 91,268 acres and was inactive 15% contained.

8:46 a.m.

The Dixie Fire burning successful Butte County has present grown to 85,479 acres arsenic of Wednesday morning, Cal Fire reports.

Containment inactive stands astatine 15 percent, the fig it has been stuck astatine since the weekend.

Firefighters reported that the wildfire remained progressive overnight. Cal Fire says the wildfire is continuing to determination northeast, with 2-3 miles of country perchance being burned.

Existing power lines from the erstwhile Bear and Chips fires are helping firefighters, arsenic the Dixie Fire is present good established successful that erstwhile pain scar.

Several evacuation orders and warnings stay successful effect successful some Butte and Lassen counties.

Tuesday’s updates below:

7:40 p.m.

As of Tuesday evening, the Dixi has burned 61,376 acres and containment was inactive astatine 15%, according to Cal Fire.

The bureau said 810 structures stay threatened by the fire, and truthful far, 2 structures person been destroyed.

7:43 a.m.

The Dixie Fire continued to turn overnight, with Cal Fire reporting that size had jumped to 59,984 acres arsenic of Tuesday morning.

Containment inactive stands astatine 15 percent, the aforesaid arsenic it was connected Monday.

Firefighters accidental the flames are continuing to determination to the eastbound and north. With isolated thunderstorms imaginable Tuesday day into the evening, firefighters are besides acrophobic for caller starts.

Evacuation orders stay unchanged since Monday.

Hard closures of Highway 70 astatine Deadwood and Bucks Lake Road astatine Plains Road besides stay successful effect.

Monday’s updates below:

9:15 p.m.

Cal Fire said Monday nighttime that the Dixie Fire successful Butte County has grown to pain 40,500 acres and was inactive 15% contained. The bureau said crews volition proceed to enactment done the nighttime connected widening and strengthening power lines that are successful place.

Though it was an progressive time wide for the fire, Cal Fire warns that the country whitethorn acquisition isolated thunderstorms. Lightning strikes person already been the origin of respective wildfires passim Northern California.

6:55 p.m.

The California Office of Emergency Services released information Monday evening connected however galore radical were evacuated owed to wildfires successful the state. Due to the Dixie Fire, astir 1,250 radical were evacuated from their homes successful Butte and Plumas counties.

Evacuation orders from the play were inactive successful spot for the High Lakes Recreational Area successful Plumas County eastbound of the Butte-Plumas County line, arsenic good arsenic the Plumas-Butte County Line eastbound to Twain, including some sides of Highway 70 successful the areas of Rock Creek, Storrie, Tobin, Belden, Caribou Rich Bar, and Twain. Mandatory evacuations are besides successful spot for the areas of Meadow Valley and Bucks Lake, including Bucks Lake Road astatine Snake Lake Road and westbound to the Plumas-Butte County line, including the country of Tollgate.

On Monday new, evacuation orders were issued for the country from Twain eastbound to Paxton and the Greenville Wye (Highway 89 astatine Highway 70) and the assemblage of Seneca and the country southbound of it to Highway 70.

Evacuation warnings are besides successful spot for the Butte Meadows and Inskip areas.

6:00 p.m.

Evacuation orders present see the country from Twain eastbound to Paxton and the Greenville Wye (Highway 89 astatine Highway 70), authorities said.

3:52 p.m.

The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office said mandatory evacuations for the Dixie Fire person been expanded to see the assemblage of Seneca and the country southbound of it to Highway 70. Residents should permission immediately.

As of Monday, the Dixie Fire has burned 30,074 acres and was inactive astatine 15% containment.

Evacuation orders stay successful spot for the High Lakes Recreational Area successful Plumas County eastbound of the Butte-Plumas County line, arsenic good arsenic the Plumas-Butte County Line eastbound to Twain, including some sides of Highway 70 successful the areas of Rock Creek, Storrie, Tobin, Belden, Caribou Rich Bar, and Twain. Mandatory evacuations are besides successful spot for the areas of Meadow Valley and Bucks Lake, including Bucks Lake Road astatine Snake Lake Road and westbound to the Plumas-Butte County line, including the country of Tollgate.

Evacuation warnings are besides successful spot for the Butte Meadows and Inskip areas.

Additionally, Pacific Gas & Electric Company says its instrumentality was perchance involved successful the commencement of the present 30,000-plus acre Dixie Fire.

Sunday’s updates

8:50 p.m.

Cal Fire said Sunday nighttime that the Dixie Fire has grown to pain 18,702 acres, portion containment was inactive astatine 15%. There was “significant occurrence activity” Sunday and the flames continued moving southeast toward Bucks Lake, the bureau said.

According to Cal Fire, 810 structures are threatened by the fire. No structures person been destroyed and determination person been nary different injuries reported.

6:33 p.m.

More evacuations person been ordered arsenic a effect of the Dixie Fire burning successful Butte County.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has ordered mandatory evacuations for the areas of Jonesville and Philbrook.

According to Cal Fire, the Dixie Fire has scorched much than 15,000 acres and was 15% contained.

Evacuation orders are besides inactive successful spot for aggregate areas successful adjacent Plumas County, including High Lakes from Rock Creek to Tobin. Additionally, evacuation warnings are successful spot for the Butte Meadows and Inskip areas, and the country eastbound of the Rock Creek Dam to Caribou, including some sides of Highway 70 successful the area. Highway 70 successful the country is closed.

One firefighter suffered insignificant injuries during Thursday’s firefight, according to Cal Fire. This was the lone wounded reported truthful acold successful the Dixie Fire. Cal Fire said the firefighter was capable to locomotion away.

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