![]() It was the first fire known to have burned across the crest of the Sierra Nevada (followed by the Caldor Fire later in the season). non-complex) wildfire in the state's history, burning an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. īy July 23, it had become the largest wildfire of the 2021 California fire season by August 6, it had grown to become the largest single (i.e. The fire damaged or destroyed several small towns or communities, including Greenville on August 4, Canyondam on August 5, and Warner Valley on August 12. non-complex) wildfire in recorded California history, and the second-largest wildfire overall (after the August Complex fire of 2020). The fire began in the Feather River Canyon near Cresta Dam on July 13, 2021, and burned 963,309 acres (389,837 ha) before being 100% contained on October 25, 2021. It was named after Dixie Road, near where the fire started in Butte County. Evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted, but the fire remains only 25% contained.The Dixie Fire was an enormous wildfire in Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Shasta, and Tehama Counties, California. Placer County’s Bridge fire, which also ignited Sunday, remains active at 411 acres. As of Tuesday, the fire had burned through 54 acres and was 75% contained. ![]() Officials were able to stop the fire’s forward progress, and residents were allowed to return home. The Aruba fire ignited Sunday in San Diego County and spurred some immediate evacuations. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The Lawrence fire ignited Sunday in Fiddletown, Amador County - not far from the western edge of the Caldor fire - and burned through about 46 acres before it was contained, Cal Fire said. More than a dozen large fires are burning in California, and crews quickly responded to three new fires over Labor Day weekend: the Lawrence fire, the Aruba fire and the Bridge fire. More than 2 million acres have burned in the state this year, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said, and smoke from the fires continues to contribute to hazardous air quality across the region. Wildlife isn’t the only threat to residents as wildfire season barrels on. ![]() Officials credited aggressive firefighting, improved weather conditions and past efforts to prepare for wildfire with saving the resort town. Officials credited aggressive firefighting, improved weather conditions and past forest management efforts with helping to prevent a worst-case scenario.Īnd although repopulation efforts in El Dorado County began Sunday after officials lifted evacuation orders, many residents are facing at least one remaining hazard: bears.Īuthorities warned residents that wildlife had moved into the area’s empty neighborhoods and were rifling through trash, and South Lake Tahoe Police Chief Dave Stevenson told Sacramento’s KCRA that 15 of 17 recent calls about break-ins turned out to be bears.Ĭalifornia How Lake Tahoe was spared devastation from the Caldor fire Portions of the blaze along the northeast and southern edges remained active overnight, and crews on Tuesday will be focused on keeping spot fires in check and reinforcing containment lines.īut the battle to save South Lake Tahoe was by many accounts a success as crews last week managed to keep the fire from taking hold in the popular resort town. The fire on Tuesday grew to 216,645 acres and was 49% contained, officials said. Meanwhile, the fight against the Caldor fire south of the Dixie fire is not yet finished. ‘We’ve got this thing kind of lassoed, and we just need to keep holding on to it with what we’ve got,’ one official said. Portions of the fire are also lapping at the perimeter of the recent Sugar fire, and tying the two blazes together could help slow the spread of flames due to a lack of fuel, or unburned vegetation.īut, Dixie fire operations sections chief Jeff Surbur said, “this fire has proven its ability to sustain itself.”Ĭalifornia ‘Cautious optimism’ as crews turn a corner on Caldor fire Officials said they may get a break later in the week as winds dissipate and firefighting conditions improve. ![]() The Dixie fire is also still very active in the rugged wilderness of Lassen National Volcanic Park, where firefighters are contending with steep terrain as they work to battle the flames. Nearly 6,000 structures remain threatened by the fire. Messick said sunny skies will meet with near-record heat in some areas of the fire this week, including temperatures in the high 90s around Milford and Herlong, where crews are scrambling to maintain containment lines along the 395 corridor.Īdditional property loss has been reported in the north end of Dixie Valley, bringing the total number of structures destroyed by the fire to 1,282, officials said.
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