The fire is being managed by two Incident Management Teams, one on the west side and the other on the east side. (To see all articles on Wildfire Today about the Dixie Fire, including the most recent, click HERE.) The acreage figure was about 22,000 higher than the number from 12 hours earlier, and now stands at 699,666 acres.Īt least 659 residences have been documented as destroyed and 137 commercial buildings. local time CAL FIRE released an update on the Dixie Fire. Park firefighters assigned to the incident included handcrews, a Branch Section Chief, Resource Advisors, and numerous other roles within the incident.At 7 p.m. Mastication along the portion of the park highway Ĭhainsaw use in the Lassen Volcanic Wilderness īurnout operations to slow the spread of the fire andįighting the fire with direct control lines on the fire's edge. Heavy equipment is being used to improve existing roads and trails for firefighting Handline: firefighters have built handline connecting to the Park and Forest dozer lines, creating a buffer This led to the use of numerous tools from the firefighting toolbox, including:Īir operations: to date, only helicopter bucket work has been possible due to smoke and wind, but fixed-wing aircraft, including “Super Scoopers” are also approved and assigned to fire to be used as conditions allow īulldozers: dozer lines in the Lost Creek Campground area connect to dozer lines on USDA Forest Service lands, as well as at Butte Lake and at Juniper Lake The park superintendent authorized all firefighting tactical requests that were been made by the Incident Management Team. Lassen Volcanic National Park, in unified command with USFS and CAL FIRE, implemented a full suppression strategy. Lassen Volcanic National Park is included in the West Zone. The Dixie Fire was managed in two cooperative zones: West and East. This includes two portions of the highway: 8 miles from the Southwest Entrance to Lassen Peak parking area and 1 mile from the Northwest Entrance to Loomis Plaza and 8 trails.ĭixie Fire reaches 100% containment at 963,309 acres including 73,240 acres within Lassen Volcanic National Park. Portions of the park unaffected by the Dixie Fire re-open. Park staff begin restoration of some park operations in Mineral.įinal Dixie Fire footprint within the park measures 73,240 acres or approximately 8% of the entire Dixie Fire footprint. Loss of 7 of 8 Juniper Lake cabins confirmed, including 1 NPS-owned cabin.īurn out operation in the Butte Lake and Badger Flat/Lost Creek areas to reduce north and eastward movement.Įvacuation warning for Mineral reduced to warning. Some structure loss confirmed at Drakesbad Guest Ranch including 2 of 4 duplexes and outbuilding near the dining hall. The town of Mineral, including park headquarters, under evacuation order park headquarters temporary relocated to Redding. LVNP joins USFS and CAL FIRE in Unified Command.ĭF becomes the largest single (non-complex) wildfire in California history.īurn out operation in the Southwest Area to reduce south and eastward movement of the lightning-ignited fire on Morgan Summit. Warner Valley and Juniper Lake areas closed and entire park closed to backcountry camping due to DF.ĭF enters the southeast corner of LVNP near the Juniper Lake Area. Lassen National Forest joins Cal Fire in Unified CommandĭF becomes largest California wildfire in 2021.
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