The Dixie Fire has already consumed 489,287 acres. The agency wants residents to use the state's fire map to get the latest advisory for their specific address.įor people who do opt to leave, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire, says they must follow routes outlined in evacuation orders, adding, "Directions provided by mobile devices and GPS units could lead drivers into hazardous areas." Dixie may not be completely contained until Aug. "Our lines are flooded with calls" from people trying to figure out if they're in an evacuation zone or a safe haven, the Lassen County Sheriff's Office says. Those alerts have been changing rapidly, reflecting the large fire's erratic behavior. The list of evacuation orders for the area and its communities is eight pages long, covering parts of four counties: Plumas, Butte, Lassen and Tehama. New evacuation orders issued over the weekend It will make rebuilding a challenge, she said, adding that many residents lost their fire insurance after the horrific Camp Fire destroyed the town of Paradise three years ago. "And so where normally you would lean on, you know, the one person in your family whose house was saved, like, there's no one to lean on." We're talking about one family, their grandfather's house, their grandmother's house, their cousin's house. "We're not talking about one family losing a house. "I talked a lot to people over the last couple of days," Garcia said. Margaret Elysia Garcia, who wrote a eulogy for her hometown of Greenville, told NPR over the weekend that the scale of the loss extends far beyond individual homes. Updated information can be found at: sheriff's office is also telling residents not to try to return to their homes before evacuation orders are lifted. The public is advised to be alert on local roadways as additional heavy equipment and firefighters move around the fire area to patrol and conduct suppression repair.Firefighters continue to patrol for new fire activity as a result of these conditions. Fuels in the fire area are very dry and remain very susceptible to fire, and new starts can occur very easily from small ignition sources such as sparks.The fire area has entered into a generally stable weather pattern with warm temperatures, low humidity, and terrain driven winds.Firefighters continue hazarad tree removal along roadways that lead to developed Forest Service Recreation areas.
The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is continuing its post-fire assessment on the Dixie Fire. Firefighters efforts are transitioning from suppression activities to suppression repair across the fire. Small pockets of vegetation are burning within the control perimeter.The public is reminded that a new closure order was enacted yesterday that reduced the closure area and opened more Forest Service lands to public access.To maximize resources and efficiency, the Dixie Fire is being managed in two cooperative zones: West Zone and East Zone.The Lassen National Forest Dixie Fire Closure Order is in effect until April 30th, 2022 to provide safety for our firefighters and the public. The incident is being managed under Unified Command with California Interagency Management Team 14 and CAL FIRE. It has now burned 963, 276 acres with 94 percent containment. The Dixie Fire started on Tuesday, July 13.