California's largest wildfire is threatening thousands of structures

[Omaha Steve]

Source: CNN

By Dakin Andone,

(CNN)California's largest wildfire has destroyed multiple buildings and is threatening thousands more as the battle against the blaze stretched into its 12th day. Low moisture in vegetation and limited access in the remote area have hampered firefighters, officials said.

The Dixie Fire had grown to 190,625 acres and was 21% contained as of Sunday morning, according to Cal Fire, with more than 5,000 firefighters and personnel fighting the fire.

The fire, which began July 14, has destroyed 16 structures -- residential, commercial and otherwise -- Cal Fire officials said in an update Sunday. More than 10,700 structures in Butte and Plumas Counties are threatened.

The Dixie Fire remained active overnight, officials said. It "continues to burn in a remote area with limited access, and extended travel times with steep terrain are hampering control efforts."



Flames consume a home as the Dixie Fire tears through the Indian Falls community in Plumas County.


Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/25/weather/dixie-fire-california-update/index.html

[LymphocyteLover]

1. Ugh... the thought of all that destruction is depressing AF

not to mention the pollution.

[secondwind]

4. The wildlife is what I think of.....

[Talitha]

2. Absolutely heartbreaking!

[essaynnc]

3. I hate to tell you....

but with the climate changing, we might want to get ready for droughts and fires to move east... I was looking around our neighborhood here in NC, and thought .. we could have these fires here! Just like 120 degrees Fahrenheit was considered impossible in Canada, what's next??

[Traildogbob]

6. Believe it

I live here in the WNC mountains. Our Forest Management Program here at local college trained Wildland Firefighters. These mountains in draught can blow up as we saw in Gatlinburg a few years ago. The city took a big hit. The interface of summer homes all over these forested areas are primed to burn. So many of my graduates are in every county, many Hot Shot team members. They tell me stories of homeowners unwilling to remove fuel load build up near homes or even bury gas tanks. They tell Rangers insurance will cover. Who will cover lives lost of firefighters? State forest service fire fighters tell homeowners, practice safety measures? Like gas tanks underground or our crews will not protect your home. Sooooo many are Florida seasonal millionaires. Florida people do not have brains, only money. They do not care if other people die, as can be seen in Florida right now. We have huge fuel loads here with insect and disease fatalities of explosive trees like the Eastern Hemlock, devastated by an Adelgid. Other exotics have killed other species. In the National Park, regulations will not allow removal of that fuel load. We are in for hell like the west. Our carbon sequestering Forest and oxygen creators will be in crave danger. As will we. As Rachel’s says, watch this space.

[FirstLight]

5. yikes...it's so freaking sad

Im in Tahoe and we got hit with smoke from this in the north and the Tamarack to the south pretty hard today.

Had some afternoon storms nearby, but the water didnt hit us... i could barely smell the rain smell tho! Thank goodness not a lot of rumbles/lightning... but the ;ight breeze has moved the smoke out of the basin for now. My folks in the carson Valley are getting hit hard with smoke thi, I worry about them, told them to stay inside Made sure they have "go-bags" in the car...


So sad for the losses and homes and animals... it's just horrible and they keep getting worse every year

[mountain grammy]

7. I remember when the pine beetle infestation began

acres of dead lodgepole pines everywhere. I asked someone when it would end and was told "when there are no more trees." Seems that's where we're headed with these fires.