Thursday morning the Incident Management Team reported that the fire had burned 678,000 acres. The blaze is still very active in Wilcox Valley and on the west side of the 2019 Walker Fire. Approximately five miles of the eastern side of the fire is now alongside Highway 395 west of Honey Lake between Janesville and Milford. It crossed the highway in at least two places but firefighters were able to limit the spread east of the roadway. The spot fire that started five miles east of the Dixie Fire near Highway 395 has grown to about 20,000 acres. The brown areas had extreme heat when the fire was mapped Wednesday evening. The white line was the perimeter at 8:55 p.m. The red areas represent heat detected by a satellite at 3:26 a.m. Satellite photo, Western Fires at 6:26 p.m. Next, is the satellite photo showing smoke from fires in Washington, Oregon, and California. The fire on the north side of Beckwourth Genesee Road is currently backing down the middle slopes and crews continue to construct lines to mitigate impacts to structures in the Genesee Valley.”īelow is the map showing the boundary between the two zones, revised August 16. After aerial retardant application, the spot fire remains at approximately the same footprint of 30 to 40 acres and firefighters are constructing and reinforcing contingency lines to the south. In an additional priority area, rotary aircraft supported crews in the Genesee Valley this morning when they were able to fly. Fire line was constructed on the south end from Highway 395 to the Walker fire scar. Along Honey Lake, the northern edge near fruit grower’s road has remained in its current footprint due to the continued northeasterly winds. “ Dixie Fire East Zone: West Zone and East Zone crews, equipment, and aircraft have maintained aggressive engagement on the portion of the fire near Janesville. Please see below for information affecting your area.” Damage assessment is ongoing, and the number of damaged and destroyed structures may change as teams are able to access the fire area safely. This process includes guaranteeing roads are safe for travel and basic utilities to infrastructure is secured. A methodical, multi-pronged process of inspection and evaluation must be conducted to ensure the health, safety and welfare of all the residents affected. There are many considerations before allowing an area to be repopulated. Fuel moistures are historically low which is contributing to the critical fire behavior. Smoke from other fires nearby did limit activity in some places, but not enough to prevent additional growth. Fire remained active under northeast winds, with spotting and torching contributing to fire growth. “Dixie Fire West Zone: Firefighters continue to build and bolster containment lines on the Dixie Fire. Below are their updates from today at 7 p.m. After closely reading them for a week, it became obvious that they are written by two different people with different views on what information should be included. In CAL FIRE’s twice daily updates the “Current Situation” section is broken down into the West and East Zones. The fire is being managed by two Incident Management Teams, one on the west side and the other on the east side. (To see all articles on Wildfire Today about the Dixie Fire, including the most recent, click HERE.) The acreage figure was about 22,000 higher than the number from 12 hours earlier, and now stands at 699,666 acres.Īt least 659 residences have been documented as destroyed and 137 commercial buildings. local time CAL FIRE released an update on the Dixie Fire.
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