Dixie FireĮvacuations related to the Dixie Fire on the Tehama County side were reduced Monday to warnings by the Tehama County Sheriff’s Department.Īccording to a press release issued Monday, Wilson Lake and surrounding areas are on an evacuation warning rather than an order. Saturday, and Cal Fire transitioned out of unified command. The Friday morning report from the Forest Service fire managers put Dixie’s area at 700,630 acres (1,095 square miles), with containment at 35. The fire has burned a total of 963,195 acres, the largest single wildfire in California history. The change in containment comes as additional. 100 Contained 963,309 Acres 5 Counties: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama Last Updated 8:14 AM Date Started 5:15 PM Date Contained 7:45 AM (Active for 104 days) Location Information Above the Cresta Dam, Feather River Canyon Latitude / Longitude 39.871306,-121. Ĭalifornia Interagency Incident Management Team 11 assumed command of the fire at 6 p.m. According to Cal Fire, the Dixie Fire is now 90 contained. After six days without a change in containment, control on the Dixie Fire rose Wednesday morning and continued to rise Wednesday evening. To view the McFarland Fire structure status map visit. Unburned fuels within the containment line continued to smolder.Ī damage assessment team has identified 24 residential structures and 22 other structures destroyed and one residential structure damaged. Relative humidity levels will be 13-18% with temperatures scheduled to slowly rise next week.RED BLUFF - The McFarland Fire burning west of Red Bluff in the northwest corner of Tehama County is 122,653 acres and 94 percent contained as of Monday.įirefighters remained on the fire line Sunday night in the Beegum Gorge area and continued to mop up and secure the perimeter in this portion of the fire, according to a US Forest Service press release issued Monday. Winds were expected to shift Tuesday from the southwest to the north. The National Weather Service said there is elevated fire weather concerns through Thursday morning due to breezy winds and low humidity. Smoke may be visible throughout the week in parts where heavy fuels continue to burn within containment lines. As of Tuesday the Dixie Fire was 94% contained and had burned 963,309 acres in parts of Butte, Tehama, Lassen and Plumas counties.įire officials are expecting minimal fire activity with cooler temperatures and light winds Tuesday. July 13 in the Feather River Canyon near Cresta Powerhouse. The Dixie fire consumed an additional 2,441 acres Tuesday and its containment is now 27 percent contained. Fire officials are expecting minimal fire activity with. The Dixie Fire began at approximately 5:15 p.m. As of Tuesday the Dixie Fire was 94 contained and had burned 963,309 acres in parts of Butte, Tehama, Lassen and Plumas counties. Cairns said the original projected containment date for the Dixie Fire was Thursday, however fire managers are currently evaluating the fire and officials will be making a revision on the date in the near future. The Lassen and Plumas National Forests released their final updates Tuesday for the Dixie Fire. Despite the winds, Cal Fire reported containment of the Dixie Fire rose from 43 percent to 45 percent. Due to the explosive growth of the Dixie Fire, officials said Friday night the fire is only 21 contained.
A map of the Dixie Fire on Tuesday, Sept. 7 p.m.: Dixie Fire containment adjusted down from 35 to 21. Cairns said the rain helped as it brought cooler temperatures, and moisture and relative humidity levels rose. The fire, which began on Saturday, has quickly burned through 23,000 acres and is zero percent contained, according to the wildfire tracker. Officials with the Dixie Fire West Zone information line said there were substantial winds and the two had an off-setting effect.ĭixie Fire Rocky Mountain Incident Management team blue Public Information Officer Cass Cairns said given the large footprint of the Dixie Fire, some areas got no rain, some got as little as 1/10th of an in of rain and one area just south of Old Station got up to 1/2 inch of rain. The rains which came through the north valley Monday had little effect on the Dixie Fire.
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