In three of the past four years, wildfires have ravaged California. The Dixie Fire started in northeastern California on July 13 and has become the second largest fire in the state’s history.
According to reports, 21% of the fire has been controlled and 463,477 acres of land have been burned. according to Go to the California Forestry and Fire Department, or CalFire. In 2020, a complex fire in August burned more than 1 million acres of land.
The Dixie fire has destroyed 400 buildings. Thousands of nearby residents are accepting evacuation orders.
No one died. According to CalFire, three firefighters were injured.
The fire threatened more than 13,000 buildings. About 40% of residents are still receiving evacuation orders.
The head of the US Forest Service, Jack Kagle, explained that the hot and windy conditions have remained the same, which caused trouble for firefighters in controlling wildfires.
This caused the fire to spread further and firefighters were unable to take action because these areas were covered with thick black smoke.
“We are definitely not out of the predicament yet,” Kagle said.
The fire recently spread to the town of Greenville in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Dixie fire destroyed most of Greenville in less than two hours.
“We recognize that we must do more in active forest management and vegetation management,” Kagle said.
“However, in the final analysis, we must also admit this: the dryness has become drier, and the hot weather is much hotter than ever.
“We need to admit directly that these are wildfires caused by climate.”
Don’t treat this as “another California fire” ruthlessly… Wildfires are spreading rapidly> 463,000 acres! The second largest in state history.
Thousands of people were forced to leave their homes. Fortunately, there are no reports of deaths.#wtpBLUE #DemVoice1 #Earth https://t.co/AiRv0qlJGA
— Brenda __ ________ ____BS (@bkaydw) August 8, 2021
The Dixie Fire is now the second largest wildfire in California history, burning more than 463,000 acres in large areas of Northern California.
It has destroyed more than 400 houses and commercial buildings due to firefighters’ efforts to gain the upper hand.https://t.co/0fDUQLRprv pic.twitter.com/imTVseaaPm
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) August 8, 2021
