Last week, a former college instructor linked to a rash of arson fires was charged with igniting a blaze on federal forest land, not far from the Dixie fire. Evacuation warnings remain in place for the communities of Wildwood Post Mountain, near the junction of State Routes 36 and 3 Trinity Pines and Platina. Though 51% contained, the blaze could spread rapidly amid parched conditions, officials said. More detailed evacuation information can be found on the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.Ībout 20 miles to the south, the McFarland fire has swelled to 37,779 acres. The blaze has consumed at least 31 buildings, according to local media reports, and firefighters are actively defending several communities.Įvacuation orders are in place for the communities of Junction City, Red Hill, Canyon Creek, Coopers Bar, Big Bar, Del Loma, Big Flat, Helena, Cedar Flat and Burnt Ranch. The Monument fire had ballooned to 67,190 acres by Thursday and was only 3% contained.
To the west of the Dixie fire, in Trinity and Shasta counties, a pair of wildfires sparked by lightning in late July when thunderstorms passed through the area have seared roughly 100,000 acres between them. Meanwhile, drought conditions are fueling other destructive fires throughout the state. ‘Terrible reality set in’: Times photographer on documenting Dixie The storms are expected to die down sometime late Thursday and could return Friday. “No doubt in my mind the atmosphere is ripe for it.” “If we do bust through this smoke, we are going to see some plumes,” Goudsward said Thursday. But a slight clearing can send air hurtling upward, said Bladen Breitreiter, another incident meteorologist for the fire.
Smoke has hung heavy over the fire, moderating temperatures and fire behavior in recent days. Temperatures will remain high - around 90 degrees - and humidity low during the day. He said outflow winds would plague the entire fire area, and depending on topography, winds could reach 30 to 40 mph. The area over Lake Almanor and to the north, toward Lassen National Forest, is the “sweet spot” for the storms to develop, Goudsward said during a briefing Thursday morning. Thunderstorms could continue through Thursday evening, said Joseph Goudsward, an incident meteorologist for the Dixie fire.
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