The Dixie Fire’s rapid growth continued through Sunday night with more than 489,000 acres now scorched, according to Cal Fire. The fire was still only 21% contained.
The number of structures completely destroyed has now grown to 627, while 42 more were damaged. Cal Fire has more than 5,800 personnel assisting in the firefight.
The Dixie Fire—now the second-largest blaze in California history and largest single-fire blaze in state history—has been burning for 25 days.
The largest fire in recorded California history remains the 2020 August Complex Fire, which was comprised of multiple smaller fires and burned across seven counties, destroying 935 structures. It was a total of 1,032,648 acres.
Three more mandatory evacuation orders were issued in Plumas County Sunday afternoon.
Those areas are:
- P Zone 20: Hearth Ranch Includes Taylor Diggins Mine, north to Engel Mine, east to Lower Lone Rock, south to the border to Zone 28, west to the Taylor Diggins Mine.
- P Zone 29: Long Rock includes Moonlight Valley, Engel Mine, Lone Rock Valley, and a portion of Growers Blvd. USFS Rd. 28N32 intersection of Plumas/Lassen line, and east to Diamond Mountain area, south to Lone Rock.
- P Zone 30: includes the area surrounding Antelope Lake, North to the Plumas/Lassen Line as well as East to the Plumas Lassen Line, including Fruit Growers Blvd USFS Road 28N32, Indian Creek Road, Diamond Mountain Way the area of Thompson Creek and Boulder Creek.
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The Dixie Fire is now 463,477 acres, making it the second-largest wildfire in California’s history and the largest single wildfire in state history. According to Cal Fire, the blaze was still just 21% contained Sunday morning.
A total of 589 structures have been destroyed to date, with another 13,871 still threatened.
On Sunday morning, the Lassen County Sheriff’s Office issued new evacuation warnings issued for the Janesville area, west of Highway 395 from Bass Hill to Janesville Grade west to the Lassen County line including the area south of Bass Hill and the dirt portion of Wingfield Rd on the Janesville Side.
Mandatory evacuation orders remain in place for:
- Clear Creek, Westwood, and Pine Town area south of Highway 36 from the Lassen County line east to Moonlight Ranch Rd – Zones LAS-E020 and LAS-E023
- Lassen National Forest south of Highway 36 to the Lassen County line including Hamilton Mtn., Coyote Peak, and Indicator Peak – Zone LAS-E017
- Walker Lake area south of Moonlight Rd. – Zone LAS-E018-19
- Area east of Mtn. Meadows Reservoir and south 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 east of A21 – Zone LAS-EO29
- The area south of Highway 44 from the Lassen County line east to A21 including Silver Lake, Juniper Lake, and the Caribou Wilderness Area – Zone LAS-E031
Evacuation Warnings remain in place for the area south of Highway 44, north of Highway 36, west to Hog Flat Reservoir.
Additionally, County Road A21 is closed to southbound traffic from Highway 44, and Highway 36 is closed west of the intersection of Hwy 44 and 36
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