Dixie Fire: Blaze continues to grow as firefighters prepare for more heat and possible storms



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Wildfires rage in the West

Flames from the Dixie Fire burn a pickup truck on Highway 89, south of Greenville, Calif., Thursday, August 5.

Wildfires rage in the West

COO Jay Walter walks past the historic Sierra Lodge as the Dixie Fire burns in Greenville, Calif. On Wednesday, August 4. The fire razed several historic buildings and dozens of homes in downtown Greenville.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighters work at a Greenville home that was engulfed by the Dixie fire on August 4.

Wildfires rage in the West

The Dixie Fire burns near Taylorsville, Calif. On July 29.

Wildfires rage in the West

California Governor Gavin Newsom, left, and Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak visit an area destroyed by the Tamarack fire in Gardnerville, Nevada on July 28.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighter Brentt Call walks through a burnt out Bootleg Fire area near Klamath Falls, Ore., July 27.

Wildfires rage in the West

Capts Cal Fire. Tristan Gale, left, and Derek Leong monitor a shooting operation in Lassen National Forest, Calif., July 26. The teams had started a fire on the ground to prevent the spread of the Dixie Fire.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighters attempt to reach a fire site in Quincy, Calif., July 25.

Wildfires rage in the West

Volunteers sort clothes at a donation shelter for those affected by the Bootleg Fire in Bly, Oregon.

Wildfires rage in the West

Scott Griffin inspects his property, which was destroyed by the Bootleg fire in Sycan Estates, Oregon.

Wildfires rage in the West

Flames consume a house as the Dixie Fire tears apart the community of Indian Falls in Plumas County, Calif., On July 24.

Wildfires rage in the West

People stand behind the line of fire as flames from the Steptoe Canyon blaze spread through the dry grass in Colton, Wash. On July 22.

Wildfires rage in the West

Plumes of smoke from the Dixie Fire rise above California’s Plumas National Forest near the Pacific Gas and Electric Rock Creek Power Plant on July 21.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighters walk near a forest fire in Topanga, Calif., July 19.

Wildfires rage in the West

A firefighter performs cleanup work in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, which is grappling with the Bootleg Fire in Oregon.

Wildfires rage in the West

A car is charred by the Bootleg Fire along a mountain road near Bly, Oregon.

Wildfires rage in the West

Nicolas Bey, 11, kisses his father, Sayyid, near a donated trailer they use after their home was set on fire in the Bootleg fire near Beatty, Oregon.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighters extinguish hot spots in an area affected by the Bootleg fire near Bly, Oregon.

Wildfires rage in the West

A bear cub clings to a tree after being spotted by a bootleg fire safety officer in Oregon.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighters are working to protect Markleeville, Calif., From the Tamarack fire on July 17. The Tamarack fire was started by lightning strike.

Wildfires rage in the West

The Tamarack Fire burns in Markleeville, near the California-Nevada border, on July 17.

Wildfires rage in the West

A member of the Northwest 12 Incident Management Team holds a map of the Chuweah Creek fire as wildfires devastated Nespelem, Wash. On July 16.

Wildfires rage in the West

A cloud from the Bootleg Fire drifts through the air near Bly, Ore. On July 16.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighters spray water from the Union Pacific Railroad fire train as they fight the Dixie Fire in California’s Plumas National Forest on July 16.

Wildfires rage in the West

Horses climb a hill that was burnt by the Chuweah Creek fire in eastern Washington.

Wildfires rage in the West

The Bootleg Fire lights up the smoke near Bly, Ore. On the night of July 16.

Wildfires rage in the West

A firefighter fights Bootleg Fire in the Fremont-Winema National Forest along the Oregon-California border on July 15.

Wildfires rage in the West

A firefighting plane drops a flame retardant on the Bootleg Fire in Bly, Ore. On July 15.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighters are digging hot spots under stumps and brush after flames from the Snake River Complex Fire swept through the area south of Lewiston, Idaho on July 15.

Wildfires rage in the West

Burned-out cars stand in front of a house that was destroyed by the Chuweah Creek fire in Nespelem, Washington.

Wildfires rage in the West

Evacuee Dee McCarley kisses her cat Bunny at a Red Cross center in Klamath Falls, Ore., July 14.

Wildfires rage in the West

A plane drops fire retardant on the Chuweah Creek fire in Washington on July 14.

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Operations section chief Bert Thayer examines a map of the Bootleg fire in Chiloquin, Oregon on July 13.

Wildfires rage in the West

Wildfires rage in the West

Men kiss a Red Cross member at a contraband fire evacuation center in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

Wildfires rage in the West

Embers blow over a field as the Sugar Fire burns down in Doyle, Calif. On July 9.

Wildfires rage in the West

Firefighters monitor the Sugar Blaze in Doyle, Calif., July 9.

Wildfires rage in the West

In this long-exposure photograph, taken early July 2, flames surround a drought-stricken Shasta Lake during the salt fire in Lakehead, California.

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