Incident Update Dixie Fire
- Date:
- 09/14/2021
- Time:
- 10:52 AM
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
Incident Facts
- Name
- Dixie Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2021-09-14
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Above the Cresta Dam, Feather River Canyon
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Butte, Plumas
- Administration Unit
- Lassen National Forest and National Park Service
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 0
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- 1,329
- Structures Damaged
- 95
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- 3
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
- 1
Current Situation
Situation Summary
CAL FIRE transitioned out of unified command on the Dixie Fire. National Incident Management Organization (NIMO) Team 1 and California Interagency Management Team 14 assumed responsibility for the West Zone of the Dixie Fire on Monday, September 13, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.
For future updates about the Dixie Fire, visit Inciweb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/closures/7690/
Dixie Fire Resources
Information regarding Evacuation Orders and Evacuation Warnings are posted on the Sheriff’s Office Website, Facebook, and Twitter for your respective community.
Residents may also view up to date information maps at:
Zonehaven: https://zonehaven.com/
On Monday August 30, Regional Order 21-07 was issued, which closes all National Forest lands in California to
protect visitors, mountain communities, staff, and firefighters.