These active blazes have burned at least 347,616 acres, while 5,609 fires this season have destroyed 480,205 Acres and. Winds were expected to shift Tuesday from the southwest to the north. The Dixie Fire is one of six wildfires currently burning in California. 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. Fire crews are still battling smoky conditions and are holding fire on the. Video Updates are posted on the Lassen National Forest Facebook page and Plumas National Forest Facebook page. July 13 in the Feather River Canyon near Cresta Powerhouse. Smoke from the Dixie Fire made its way south Wednesday, affecting many areas in the Valley. Dixie Fire maps are available on the Maps tab. This image shows the extent of the Dixie fire on July 31, 2021. In total, the Dixie fire burned for more than 100 days and this map displays the total extent between July 14 and October 22, 2021. The Dixie Fire began at approximately 5:15 p.m. The graph shows the cumulative burned area in square kilometers. The Dixie wildfire, the northern most of the two, was the largest fire in California history with a total area (1,505 sq.

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. A map of the Dixie Fire on Tuesday, Sept. The BAER specialists recently completed their data gathering and analysis of the Dixie burned area to produce a Phase 1 soil burn severity (SBS) map on August 25analyzing 365,678 acres, a Phase 2 SBS map on September 15 analyzing 404,473 acres, and two Phase 3 SBS maps for the west and east survey areas on October 1, 2021. Cairns said the rain helped as it brought cooler temperatures, and moisture and relative humidity levels rose. 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.

Dixie fire fire map