The Dixie fire, now the second-largest blaze in state history, has burned more than 463,000 acres and destroyed more than 400 buildings.
Wildfires
Posted inLatest News
As Dixie fire tears through communities, some refuse evacuation orders with guns in hand
One challenge for fire crews in Plumas County is residents who won’t leave their property, forcing firefighters to take risks on their behalf.
Posted inEnvironment
Firefighters face unprecedented conditions as they try to save towns from Dixie fire
Officials say a perfect storm of conditions — the heat, the dry fuels, the drought, the wind, the slope — has driven the Dixie fire’s rapid spread. “There were places where we couldn’t even get a hose because we couldn’t get an engine anywhere near where the fire was,” one said, “so it was all hand tools and that kind of stuff.”
Posted inLatest News
Overwhelmed firefighters battle to save California communities, assess mass destruction
Another day of dangerous winds is on tap as the Dixie fire continues to grow and the River fire burns homes north of Sacramento.
Posted inEnvironment
Fierce winds threatening to make things worse on surging Dixie fire
Personnel attacking the Dixie fire — including firefighters from Santa Cruz County departments — were bracing for strong winds expected to arrive Wednesday afternoon that could make difficult conditions worse. The fire stood at 274,139 acres and 35% containment.
Posted inEnvironment
Newsom asks Biden to ensure Pentagon OKs use of satellite data for wildfire program
California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants President Joe Biden to urge the Pentagon to continue providing sensitive satellite information to firefighters so they can spot and track wildfires — and Biden pledged to take up the issue.
Posted inLatest News
Dixie fire swells beyond 240,000 acres, swallowing homes: ‘It’s been heartbreaking’
The Dixie fire is now the 11th largest wildfire in California’s recorded history, searing more than 240,000 acres.
Posted inLatest News
Events that ‘will likely inform the next century’: California’s 2020 wildfire siege by the numbers
In a year of superlatives, some statistics stand out for California’s 2020 fire year: Four million acres, 112 million tons of greenhouse gases, thousands of lightning strikes, 11 million gallons of fire retardant. And 31 lost lives.
Posted inEnvironment
Dixie fire scorches nearly 200,000 acres, doubling in size in days
Gusty winds and thunderstorms could exacerbate the conditions that are fueling the Dixie and Tamarack fires in Northern California. More than 5,400 personnel — including crews from Santa Cruz, Scotts Valley and Cal Fire’s local CZU unit, among others — are attacking the blaze around the clock.
Posted inCoast Life
A bucket list trip: Pedal through a Northern California forest on old railroad tracks
Skunk Train Railbikes, part of a nationwide trend, takes riders past redwoods and river waters in Mendocino County.