Dixie Fire hits 482,047 acres
Second-largest fire in state’s history has been burning for four weeks
Cal Fire reported that the Dixie Fire had grown to 489,287 acres Monday morning, however Cal Fire-butte County Public Information Officer Rick Carhart said that due to better mapping by fire officials the size of the fire has been reduced to 482,047 acres.
The fire is the second-largest fire in state history.
Cal Fire said they have tracked 873 structures which have been destroyed by the fire, with 61 structures damaged.
The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office also reported Monday morning 31 unaccounted for people have been found safe, including four missing from Greenville since Sunday. The Plumas County Sheriff’s Office did not provide an update Monday night.
The fire, which started July 13 in the Feather River Canyon near the Cresta Powerhouse, has a containment of 22 percent, a one percent raise from Monday morning. The expected containment date, which was pushed back 10
days from Aug. 20 to Aug. 30 Monday morning, has been changed to “to be determined.”
As of 7 p.m. Monday, Cal Fire reported that the fire is still threatening 16,035 structures.
East Zone
Fire behavior in the East Zone became active due to 20 mile per hour southwest winds in the area near China Gulch and slowed its progression toward the Moonlight Fire burn scar.
Ground fire continued moving towards containment lines near China Gulch overnight. Fire behavior is also continuing to be moderate in the existing fire scars. Firefighters are focusing efforts on structure preparation in the