I listen to the UP operations net for that area. If I do find out anything I’ll post it here.
Index of /public/incident_specific_data/calif_n/!CALFIRE/!2021_Incidents/CA-BTU-009205_Dixie is a empty folder, is it somewhere else?
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Update
The file folder names are now setup for the Dixie Fire, no files yet as of 1958.
The IMT-1 Dropbox has not populated yet either. Just looked at 1825.
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9847 Acres and 12 % contained. The fire continues to burning in a remote area with limited access. Steep and inaccessible terrain are continuing to make containment difficult. Weather conditions are going to continue to gradually warm throughout the weekend. North East winds 10-15 mph will develop overnight with localized gusts 20-25 mph in the most exposed locations. Monsoonal moisture will begin spreading into the area Sunday bring scattered thunderstorms late Sunday night through Monday.
Here is the link to the rest of the Cal-Fire morning update
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/7/14/dixie-fire/
The Mid Day breeze is coming up and the skies are clearing. The smoke cloud is headed towards Lake Almanor So far it has been a helo type of day. We will see if More Air Cover develops shortly
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Looking at Flea cam, fire is cooking up hot in Rock Creek drainage. Helos were working hard in Div P to cool it down adjacent to the dozer line west of Creek Dip.
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I wouldn’t call it near Lott’s Lake, but they are referring to that area on the scanner because they are working dozer line in from Lott’s. The fire is still quite a ways from Lott’s Lake, which is the larger lake near the “Q” in Pyrogeography’s map. It sounds like fire is closest to Morris Lake, which is one of the high lakes quite a bit to the east (horseshoe shaped lake in about the top center of Pyro’s map). An important difference to locals.
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Yep, thank you for the clarification.
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looks like the tankers are lining up to drop, The DC10 just left the frame and the MD80 just dropped her load and the MAFF is in line… 6 total tankers
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The tankers are starting to paint the ridges well to the west of the primary dozer line in Division P. Can’t see in the cameras what’s going on there, and what the spread is like up the east side of that ridge, but the fire has been ripping hard up Rock Creek all day.
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Tomorrow’s IR should be a telling tale on both the Dixie and Tamarack
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I just checked again … they’re still at it.
They had the MAFFS running an absolute circuit all day multiple days on the Beckworth, along with 102 & 103, and either 911 or 912, they’re doing it again here.
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Here are todays Numbers
15,047 Acres 15 % containment
The Dixie fire continues to burn towards the Northeast, flanking and following the Feather River Canyon. Firefighters worked through the night to construct direct line and extinguish interior hotspots. The is burning in a remote area with limited access, extended travel times and steep terrain which are creating challenges with containment. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect in Butte County due to strong winds, low humidity, and high temperatures. Additional resources from throughout the State are arriving to help support local resources and manage the incident to protect the communities and values at risk.
The Link to Todays Cal Fire Update
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/7/14/dixie-fire/
It is very smoky here this morning. Air Quality numbers are up to 500 . waiting for last nights downslope to run into todays winds. Air Cover seems light this morning. It is just soupy in the canyons and valleys this AM
It does not look like it is going to be a good day up on the fire. Winds are already picking up in the Feather River Canyon
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Is there a good scanner for this fire , I found a couple . One doesn’t seem to have Dixie Comms and the other I hear Butte SO traffic
Well, that depends on where you are. In Chester, visibility just plummeted to fairly smoky half-mile, maybe out to a mile to make out large, dark objects like treelines. The Air Attack and the SEATs left a little while ago during semi-clarity, but I seriously doubt they’re coming back today, not without a drastic change in the wind.
The smoke is actually even worse than during the North Complex, and that’s saying a lot. Still not as bad as the Chips Fire, when it was literally raining chunks of burnt cinder and large flakes of white ash (more of a gentle shower of very fine ash right now).
Quick and dirty before and after, with the bottom pic about five minutes ago:
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Seeing on Facebook that the fire jumped Hwy 70 and is now burning on the south side of the canyon.
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