Until yesterday, Monday, forest fires were registered in 15 states of the country. 108 large fires have consumed more than 2.3 million acres. 17 are registered in Washington state, 16 in Oregon and 11 in California. More than 25,200 wildland firefighters and 33 incident management teams are fighting major burns, according to data from the National Interagency Fire Center, a federal institution that coordinates 13 agencies to prevent and fight fires. The largest is the Dixie fire in Northern California, the second largest in the state’s history.
In today’s dispatch we will share the latest official information on the Dixie fire, current evacuation orders, and shelters where victims can get help.
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According to the latest data from Cal Fire, the Dixie Fire has consumed nearly half a million acres in Northern California’s Plumas, Butte, Lassen and Tehama counties. It has destroyed 433 structures and damaged 28 others. As of Sunday, nearly 14,000 structures remained under threat and there are evacuation orders and warnings for tens of thousands of residents.
Greenville, a historic city of about a thousand people, was left in ashes, also leaving a handful of people who are still missing, although no deaths have been reported. Gov. Gavin Newsom toured Greenville on Sunday, noting that it only took 90 minutes for the fire to sweep through the city due to extreme weather conditions and vowing to help residents rebuild.
Authorities warn people who have to travel near evacuated areas to follow their instructions on the roads by calling 1-800-427-7623 and not to rely on the directions given to them by mobile devices and GPS units because they could. take to dangerous areas.
Evacuations
There are current evacuation orders and evacuation warnings in some areas of the four affected counties which are: Plumas, Butte, Tehama and Lassen.
∙ In Plumas County, 41 evacuation orders have been issued. Including the west shore of Lake Almanor from Canyon Dam, this includes the communities of Prattville, Big Meadows, and Lake Almanor West along with Rocky Point Campground and Canyon Dam Boat Launch.
∙ In addition, they have issued evacuation warnings in 5 zones, the Bucks Lake area, Meadow Valley, the Taylor Digginsy mine, and Little Grizzly Creek.
∙ In Butte County, there are evacuation orders, for the communities of Butte Meadows, Jonesville, and Lake Philbrook and evacuation warnings for the area of inskip and Bald Mountain.
∙ Lassen County, issued evacuation orders for 10 areas including, Lassen National Forest south of Hwy 36 to the Lassen County line including Hamilton Mountain, Coyote Peak and Indicator Peak. Evacuation advisories are for the Janesville area west of Hwy 395 from Bass Hill to Janesville Grade west to the Lassen County line.
∙ And in Tehama County they issued evacuation orders for the St. Bernard’s Lodge and Elam-Carter Creek areas. And evacuation warnings, for the Wilson Creek and Slate Creek areas.
Shelter centers
For people displaced from the Dixie fire area, these are the shelters available:
In Plumas County:
- Springs of Hope Church at 59 Bell Ln. in Quincy
- And the Catholic Church of the Holy Family 108 Taylor Ave. Portola, CA
In Lassen County:
- Lassen Community College and 478-200 CA-139 Susanville
- And Lassen High School 1110 Main St, Susanville, CA
Additionally, there are large and small animal evacuation centers in Plumas and Tehama County.
They can also call the American Red Cross. Their public information line is (855) -755-7711.
I was able to update on the conditions of the fires, evacuation zones, state of the roads, shelters and more, through direct communication with the authorities of the 4 counties through their social networks.
Also, you can check anytime you want on the Cal Fire home page: FIRE.CA. gov.
Cal Fire is the state agency that directs and coordinates the fight against wildfires in California.
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