CALFIRE - Dixie Now Ranked As Largest Single Wildfire In The History Of California [View all]

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The Dixie Fire raging in the Sierra Nevada now has the notorious distinction of being California's largest wildfire in state history.

According to Cal Fire's ranking over the weekend, the Dixie Fire, burning through Butte, Plumas, Lassen and Tehama counties in the northern part of the state, had consumed over 460,000 acres, destroying 589 structures and miraculously, killing no one. Small towns including Greenville and Canyondom were essentially turned to rubble and ash.

Firefighters lost some containment ground over the weekend, and by early Monday morning, the blaze was 21% contained, down from an early 35%.

By comparison, the August Complex Lightning Fire last August scorched more than a million acres, but that fire was comprised of several fires in the Mendocino and Humbolt county area. The third and fourth largest fires include the Mendocino Complex Fire in July 2018 ( 459,000 acres) and the SCU Lightning Complex Fire, (396,000 acres) also last August.

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https://www.ktvu.com/news/dixie-fire-largest-single-california-wildfire-in-state-history