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    Dixie Fire: Some evacuation orders lifted in Butte, Plumas counties

    As firefighters continue to increase containment lines around California’s largest wildfire, some evacuation orders are being lifted and some roads are beginning to reopen in Butte and Plumas counties. As of Sunday evening, the Dixie Fire had burned 248,570 acres and was 33% contained, according to Cal Fire. More than 6,000 personnel are assigned to the fire that has prompted evacuation orders in Butte and Plumas counties.More than 10,400 structures are threatened by the blaze, and 67 structures have been destroyed, according to Cal Fire. It’s now the 11th largest fire in California history.The Dixie Fire had already leveled more than a dozen houses and other structures in Northern California when it combined with the Fly Fire and tore through the tiny community of Indian Falls after dark.Fire officials have asked residents to heed evacuation orders, saying they might not be able to rescue people who choose to stay home. Dixie Fire outlook The Dixie Fire sparked July 13 north of the Cresta Dam, which is not far from where the 2018 Camp Fire northeast of Paradise claimed the lives of more than 80 people.At the west zone of the blaze, Cal Fire said that fire behavior is expected to increase due to dry conditions. The blaze continues to move toward control lines in unburned interior islands and ridges, officials said.On the east zone of the fire, smoke settled in lower elevations, with scattered showers and higher humidities that limited the overnight burn window. Crews continue to strengthen the fire lines to protect homes along rush Creek Road, Cal Fire said.California has secured a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to help battle the wildfire affecting Butte and Plumas counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced. Dixie Fire evacuation order informationButte County The communities of Jonesville, Philbrook and Butte MeadowsClick here for more information Evacuation mapPlumas CountyClick here for the latest information on evacuation orders Evacuation map Road closuresPlumas County Oroville-Quincy Highway at 4 Trees RoadBucks Lake Road at River DanceState Route 89 at State Route 36State Route 147 at County Road A13Chandler Road (west) at State Route 70Chandler Road (east) at State Route 70Chandler Road at Quincy Junction Road – No Mt. Hough AccessGenesee Road at North Valley RoadState Route 70 at West Chandler RoadBucks Lake Road at Big Creek RoadButte CountyState Route 70 at Deadwood RoadHumboldt at Bambi Inn Click here for up-to-date state highway informationShelter informationLassen County Lassen Community College at 478-200 California 139 in Susanville Plumas CountySprings of Hope Church at 59 Bell Lane in Quincy Veterans Memorial Hall at 225 Gay St. in Chester American Red Cross Public Information Line: 855-755-7711PG&E equipment may be involved in Dixie Fire startPacific Gas & Electric reported to California utility regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the start of the Dixie Fire. The utility said in a filing this month that a repair person responding to a circuit outage on July 13 spotted blown fuses in a conductor atop a pole, a tree leaning into the conductor and fire at the base of the tree.PG&E equipment has repeatedly been linked to major wildfires, including the 2018 fire that ravaged the town of Paradise. | RELATED | PG&E to start burying 10K miles of lines in fire-prone areas, CEO says— The Associated Press contributed to this report.| GET THE KCRA 3 APP FOR THE LATEST ALERTS | Apple iOS | Android |

    As firefighters continue to increase containment lines around California’s largest wildfire, some evacuation orders are being lifted and some roads are beginning to reopen in Butte and Plumas counties.

    As of Sunday evening, the Dixie Fire had burned 248,570 acres and was 33% contained, according to Cal Fire. More than 6,000 personnel are assigned to the fire that has prompted evacuation orders in Butte and Plumas counties.

    More than 10,400 structures are threatened by the blaze, and 67 structures have been destroyed, according to Cal Fire. It’s now the 11th largest fire in California history.

    The Dixie Fire had already leveled more than a dozen houses and other structures in Northern California when it combined with the Fly Fire and tore through the tiny community of Indian Falls after dark.

    Fire officials have asked residents to heed evacuation orders, saying they might not be able to rescue people who choose to stay home.

    Dixie Fire outlook

    The Dixie Fire sparked July 13 north of the Cresta Dam, which is not far from where the 2018 Camp Fire northeast of Paradise claimed the lives of more than 80 people.

    At the west zone of the blaze, Cal Fire said that fire behavior is expected to increase due to dry conditions. The blaze continues to move toward control lines in unburned interior islands and ridges, officials said.

    On the east zone of the fire, smoke settled in lower elevations, with scattered showers and higher humidities that limited the overnight burn window. Crews continue to strengthen the fire lines to protect homes along rush Creek Road, Cal Fire said.

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    California has secured a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to help battle the wildfire affecting Butte and Plumas counties, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office announced.

    Dixie Fire evacuation order information

    Butte County

    Plumas County

    Road closures

    Plumas County

      • Oroville-Quincy Highway at 4 Trees Road
      • Bucks Lake Road at River Dance
      • State Route 89 at State Route 36
      • State Route 147 at County Road A13
      • Chandler Road (west) at State Route 70
      • Chandler Road (east) at State Route 70
      • Chandler Road at Quincy Junction Road – No Mt. Hough Access
      • Genesee Road at North Valley Road
      • State Route 70 at West Chandler Road
      • Bucks Lake Road at Big Creek Road

    Butte County

      • State Route 70 at Deadwood Road
      • Humboldt at Bambi Inn

    Click here for up-to-date state highway information

    Shelter information

    Lassen County

    • Lassen Community College at 478-200 California 139 in Susanville

    Plumas County

    • Springs of Hope Church at 59 Bell Lane in Quincy
    • Veterans Memorial Hall at 225 Gay St. in Chester

    American Red Cross Public Information Line: 855-755-7711

    PG&E equipment may be involved in Dixie Fire start

    Pacific Gas & Electric reported to California utility regulators that its equipment may have been involved in the start of the Dixie Fire.

    The utility said in a filing this month that a repair person responding to a circuit outage on July 13 spotted blown fuses in a conductor atop a pole, a tree leaning into the conductor and fire at the base of the tree.

    PG&E equipment has repeatedly been linked to major wildfires, including the 2018 fire that ravaged the town of Paradise.

    | RELATED | PG&E to start burying 10K miles of lines in fire-prone areas, CEO says

    — The Associated Press contributed to this report.

    | GET THE KCRA 3 APP FOR THE LATEST ALERTS | Apple iOS | Android |

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