Dixie Fire

  • 100% Contained
  • 963,309 Acres
  • 5 Counties: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama
Last Updated
10/14/2022 8:14 AM
Date Started
07/13/2021 5:15 PM
Date Contained
10/25/2021 7:45 AM
Location Information
Above the Cresta Dam, Feather River Canyon
Latitude / Longitude
[39.871306,-121.389439]
Admin Unit
Lassen National Forest and National Park Service
Cause
Under Investigation
External Incident Link
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7690/
Reports
Prior status reports

Resources Assigned

  • 1,973
    Personnel

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Status Update

Situation Summary

Dixie Fire West Zone:
The Dixie Fire started on Tuesday, July 13. It has now burned 963, 276 acres with 94 percent containment. The incident is being managed under Unified Command with California Interagency Management Team 14 and CAL FIRE.

The Lassen National Forest Dixie Fire Closure Order is in effect until April 30th, 2022 to provide safety for our firefighters and the public.

  • To maximize resources and efficiency, the Dixie Fire is being managed in two cooperative zones: West Zone and East Zone.
  • The public is reminded that a new closure order was enacted yesterday that reduced the closure area and opened more Forest Service lands to public access.
  • Small pockets of vegetation are burning within the control perimeter. Firefighters efforts are transitioning from suppression activities to suppression repair across the fire. The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is continuing its post-fire assessment on the Dixie Fire.
  • Firefighters continue hazarad tree removal along roadways that lead to developed Forest Service Recreation areas.
  • The fire area has entered into a generally stable weather pattern with warm temperatures, low humidity, and terrain driven winds.
  • Fuels in the fire area are very dry and remain very susceptible to fire, and new starts can occur very easily from small ignition sources such as sparks. Firefighters continue to patrol for new fire activity as a result of these conditions.
  • The public is advised to be alert on local roadways as additional heavy equipment and firefighters move around the fire area to patrol and conduct suppression repair.

Forest Closure:
Updated information can be found at: www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lassen/alerts-notices/?aid=67821.

Evacuation Zone Map

Find your way to safety from the Dixie Fire in Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama counties.

Damages and Destruction

Confirmed Damage to Property, Injuries, and Fatalities.

  • 94
    Structures Damaged
    Residential, Commercial and Other
  • 1,311
    Structures Destroyed
    Residential, Commercial and Other
  • 1
    Fatality
    Confirmed Fire Personnel and Civilian Fatalities

Contact Information

Butte County Sheriff Office (Evacuation Information)
833-512-5378

Information Line
(530) 592-0838

Assistance for Plumas County Residents
(530) 283-6300

Assistance for animals (including large animals/ livestock)
(530) 283-3673 or (530) 283-6300

Wildlife Disaster network
Response for injured wildlife: 1-800-942-6459

Wildlife Disaster network
Gold Country Wildlife Rescue: 1-530-885-0862

Agency Information

Butte County Sheriff Office
833-512-5378
http://buttecounty.net/sheriff

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