#DIXIE FIRE UPDATE CONTAINMENT FULL#

#DIXIE FIRE UPDATE CONTAINMENT FULL#

Grizzly Flats and Leoni Meadows were “heavily impacted,” with structures destroyed, though the full extent of the damage is unknown, he said during a community meeting. A full view of the fires burning across California can be found by visiting. If residents are concerned about any active flames, they are encouraged to call 911 and not attempt to extinguish them.įor the most up to date information about road closures follow Caltrans or California Highway Patrol on social media. With evacuation orders lifted allowing some residents to return home, Cal Fire encourages those returning to remain vigilant to current conditions.Ĭal Fire said some residents may see smoke coming from trees and stumps for days following their return. Fire crews will continue to use old control lines from previous fires where they can, as well establishing new lines. The southern portion of the fire burned downslope towards Highway 395 until the winds subsided and started to change direction around midnight, Cal Fire reported in the Friday morning incident update.Ĭrews from the west zone are assisting the east zone to complete contingency lines both north and south of Janesville and Milford. The northern portion of the fire burned in the understory with isolated torching in the northern section, west of Highway 44. In the west zone, the fire continued to burn actively through Thursday night with terrain driven winds. Structure protection remains in place within Clover Valley, Dixie Valley, Genesee, Taylorsville, Greenhorn and Cromberg. The containment line from the west side of Lake Davis to Grizzly Ridge and north to Taylorsville will continue to be reinforced, mopped up and patrolled to protect the Highway 70 corridor.Ĭal Fire said Friday morning 10 hand crews of soldiers from Joint Base Lewis McChord will join to assist firefighters in Genessee, Grizzly Ridge and Clover Valley areas. Additional help will come from air resources assisting in keeping the fire from impacting Milford and Highway 395. To assist with crews working to stop spread to the Dixie Valley and Milford, crews will construct containment lines directly on the fire’s edge and work in coordination with west zone crews to get around a finger-shaped blaze from Queen Creek to the escarpment. In Butte County, all evacuation warnings have been lowered. It also includes Highway 36 south to the west side of Highway 89 including Mud Lake, Soldiers Meadows and Shanghai Creek area, south to Humbug Road and west to the Butte County line.Įvacuation orders have also been lowered to warnings for the Highway 89 and Highway 36 Junction, north along Stover Mountain Road to the county line, west from Highway 89 and Highway 36 Junction along the south side of the highway to the county line.

This includes Humbug Road from the intersection of the Humbug-Humboldt Road west to the Butte County line and everything south of the Humbug Road.

On Wednesday evening, an evacuation warning was also issued for North Doyle area west of Highway 395 from the County Road A26 intersection south to Berniece Lane and all roads accessed by Pickens Road.įurther evacuation orders have been lowered to warnings in Plumas County. This includes the south side of County Road A25 east. Previous evacuations include Lassen County evacuation orders for Milford and Herlong area east (lake side) of Highway 395 from the Thunder Mountain Road intersection south to County Road A26 and Garnier Road. No new evacuation orders or warnings have been issued. Structures currently threatened by the fire reduced by 1,468 on Friday to a total of 12,738. The total number of damaged structures is still 92. No further damage was reported to structures with currently destroyed structures still a total of 1,282. The fire grew an additional 3,078 acres into Friday, Cal Fire reported, bringing the total acres burnt to 868,781 acres. Cal Fire reports crews are also working to prevent a spread towards Clover Valley and Portola to the south.Ĭontainment of the fire is still 55 percent. As the Dixie Fire continues to grow, crews spent Friday working to keep the fire from spreading towards the Dixie Valley and the area of Milford, to the east and north.

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