Ex-Rep. Charlie Rangel, fixture on Capitol Hill for nearly half a century, dead at 94 US News California’s Dixie Fire explodes to area bigger than NYC By Eileen AJ Connelly Published Aug. 7, 2021 ...

The Dixie Fire is California’s largest active wildfire, having burned more than 240,000 acres of land — an area larger than New York City — over the course of two weeks.

The Dixie Fire that has burned in two Northern California counties for 23 days is now the third-largest wildfire ever recorded in the state, officials said Friday.The California Department of ...

The Dixie Fire had grown to more than 463,000 acres, or 724 square miles (1,876 square kilometers), as of 9 a.m. (1600 GMT)on Sunday morning and was 21% contained, according to state fire ...

The Dixie Fire has destroyed at least 1,282 structures, including 688 homes, according to KCRA. It is currently ranked No. 14 among California’s most destructive fires, according to Cal Fire.

The Dixie fire destroyed the small town of Greenville. It gutted the downtown, burning down businesses and homes. “It made a 13-mile run and it's six miles wide.

Flames from the Dixie Fire consume a home in the Indian Falls community of Plumas County, Calif., Saturday, July 24, 2021. The fire destroyed multiple residences as it tore through the area.

The Dixie Fire is threatening thousands of homes in Butte, Plumas and Tehama counties. It has grown to over 200,000 acres, becoming the 14th largest fire in California history.

The Dixie Fire expanded 18,000 acres through Wednesday, topping 100,000 acres total. It will soon surpass the Beckwourth Complex to become California’s largest wildfire this year.

California is currently in its 11th driest year on record, with no relief in sight. The Dixie Fire has burned over 446,000 acres so far and is only 21% contained.

The Dixie Fire was the largest among more than 100 big blazes burning in more than a dozen states in the West, a region seared by drought and hot, bone-dry weather that turned forests, brushlands ...

A view Monday of the Dixie Fire from Concow Lake on Monday afternoon. (Rick Silva — Paradise Post) By Chico Enterprise-Record UPDATED: July 21, 2021 at 5:38 AM PDT ...