The measurement is by US standards, where a higher number indicates poorer air quality.ĬNN’s Claudia Dominguez, Aya Elamroussi and Amanda Watts contributed to this report.Map information using data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. In neighboring Oregon, there are 16 fires raging, while Montana and Idaho have the most of any US state – with 25 and 20 respectively, according to NIFC.ĭue to heavy smoke from ranging wildfires, IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, determined that Denver’s air was the most polluted of any city in the world early Saturday at an Air Quality Index of 167. The Dixie Fire surpassed the Mendocino Complex Fire, which burned more than 450,000 acres across several counties in Northern California in 2018, to become second only to the August Complex Fire, which ravaged Northern California in August 2020 and burned more than 1 million acres. The Dixie Fire is currently 21% contained and has destroyed at least 433 structures and damaged 28 others, according to Cal Fire. A responding utility worker found three blown fuses and a tree leaning into a pole, with a small fire on the ground near the base of the tree. In a preliminary filing with the California Public Utilities Commission, PG&E detailed an outage alert on July 13, the same day the fire started. Utility giant Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) said the Dixie Fire may have been sparked by their equipment. Unfortunately, these electric storms can bring more harm than help.” “Some moisture could sneak into the region and prompt a slight chance for a few thunderstorms in the high Sierra. “The heat is expected to linger through this weekend, making firefighting efforts that much more challenging,” Javaheri said. And though the areas impacted by the fire are not part of those warnings yet, they will likely see a marked warming trend over the next several days, CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri said. Noah Berger/APĬalifornia's Dixie Fire now second-largest in state's historyĪ large area of the northwestern US and parts of Northern California are under an excessive heat watch. Lingering heat could challenge firefighting effortsįor the 8,500 firefighters battling the Dixie Fire, according to CalFire, conditions are not forecast to improve soon.įirefighters battling the Dixie Fire clear Highway 89 after a burned tree fell across the roadway in Plumas County, Calif., on Friday, Aug.
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Throughout the country Sunday, there were 107 large wildfires burning in 15 states, while more than 2.2 million acres have burned, according to an update by the National Interagency Fire Center.
The River Fire has charred 2,619 acres and is now 68% contained. Just 100 miles south of the Dixie Fire, about 500 people have been evacuated in Nevada and Placer County where the River Fire is still burning. “But also address the intensity of what is occurring globally, but manifesting in smash-mouth ways here in California – and that’s climate change.” Gavin Newsom during a visit to the town on Saturday. “We have a deep responsibility to rebuild this community,” said California Gov. Nearly every business in the city’s commercial center appeared to have collapsed or been gutted, with flames still flickering in the debris, video recorded Wednesday by storm chaser Brandon Clement showed. The city of Greenville in Plumas County was nearly leveled when the fire swept through it.
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