We have extra resources assigned to those general areas so if we have any increased activity in any of those areas … we can send those surge resources there.”Ĭal Fire’s incident update Friday evening also noted that “dry fuels are creating serious resistance to control.”įirefighters are still dealing with steep terrain, heavy fuel loading, spot fires and the wind in alignment with canyons is making the firefight very difficult. “We do have surge resources in Chester, Westwood and West Almanor. “The firefight continues on multiple fronts,” Wink said. Wink also said firefighters have been successful in defending the core neighborhoods within Chester to this point. Mike Wink, operations section chief with Cal Fire Incident Management Team 1, said Friday morning a spot fire started about five miles beyond containment lines. Fire officials say the fire was pushed Thursday night by strong winds. West ZoneĬal Fire says that the fire remained active Thursday night with warm temperatures and poor relative humidity recoveries.
There are 384 engines, 124 water tenders, 27 helicopters, 87 hand crews and 107 dozers on the fire, for a total of 5,118 resources. They also say multiple additional resources have been ordered to help with meeting those strategies. Paradise’s Greg Bolin testifies before Federal Lands Subcommittee on wildfiresįire officials say the priorities are for the preservation of human life, utilizing engines, crews and bulldozers to control spot fires in the Canyondam area.Īccording to INCIWEB, fire crews are unable to staff contingency lines due to all resources committed to the fire front and providing structure defense in surrounding impacted communities.Ĭrews are providing structure defense in Chester, Highway 36 corridor, Highway 89 corridor, Paxton, Greenville, Jonesville, Crescent Mills, Taylorsville, Prattville, Canyondam, Butte Meadows, Bucks Lake, Meadows Valley, Rush Creek, Warner Valley, Pecks Valley, Williams Valley, Hunt Canyon and the Greater Almanor area.įive managers said Friday they will be strategizing tactics to protect cultural resources, critical infrastructure and private property that are in the path of possible future fire growth near State Route 45, around the peninsula, and as far east as Greenhorn. Can the state shore up the market?īuilding a bridge between science and recovery State Farm won’t sell new home insurance in California. Related ArticlesĬontrolled burn begins two-week project to reduce fire danger, invasive vegetationĬalifornia judge dismisses criminal charges against PG&E in deadly 2020 Zogg Fire There was also an approximately 50-acre spot fire on Lone Rock, though crews “feel confident” they can contain the fire as it is burning in sparse fuels with surrounding roads providing a natural barrier. The fire was also kept west of Crescent Mills, thanks to firefighters who were able to build on an night firing operation Friday. During the day Friday, firefighters assessed homes, laid hose and staged sprinklers along Highway 147, the east shore of Lake Almanor, in Clear Creek and in Westwood to protect structures should the fire spread further north.Ĭrews also went direct along the fire line with heavy equipment to keep the flames south of Dyer Mountain. The fire is now burning northeast into the 2020 Sheep Fire scar, fire officials said. He said his house on the north arm of Indian Valley is right in the path of the fire’s current footprint. “We’ve got to talk to a lot of people, and they said that they’re going to come back and rebuild,” Goss said. The fire is still threatening 13,871 structures. However, damage inspection teams are continuing to cover areas where fire activity has diminished and those numbers could grow. Only the 2020 August Complex Fire (1,032,123 acres) and the 2018 Mendocino Complex Fire (459,123) were larger than the Dixie Fire, which is also now the largest single source wildfire, as it surpassed the 2020 Creek Fire that burned 379,895 acres in Fresno and Madera counties.Ĭal Fire reported 184 structures have been destroyed, while the fire has damaged 11 others, destroyed 84 other minor structures and damaged nine more of those. The fire’s containment dropped to 21 percent from what was previously estimated to be 35 percent contained. Although runs and spot fires could be reduced, fire behavior was expected to remain active. The weather pattern shifted on Friday with increased smoke lingering in the region that moderated fire behavior during the day, creating cooler temperatures with relative humidity also expected to trend upward, Cal Fire said in its evening incident update. GREENVILLE - Now the third largest wildfire in state history, the Dixie Fire grew by 71,001 acres Thursday night and was mapped at 434,813 acres as of Friday evening.
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