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Dixie Fire – August 8, 2021

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The Dixie Fire has already destroyed nearly all of the historic Gold Rush town of Greenville and authorities warn it could take weeks to contain.

There are currently 11 major wildfires burning in the state.

Rescue workers are bracing for higher temperatures of 38C (100F) in the coming days.

The Dixie Fire started on 13 July and has since ravaged more than 489,000 acres (198,000 hectares). Just 21% of the blaze is contained, according to officials.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58141340

It has burned 480,000 acres, which is more then all of Albany County which is 523 square miles or 334,720 acres.

Map: Green Mnt NF Forest Road 74 Camping

Bootleg Fire Ravages Sycan Forest Estates in Oregon

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PHOTOS: Bootleg Fire Ravages Sycan Forest Estates in Oregon

KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon — Sayyid Bey has his right arm over the slumped shoulders of his son Nicolas, 11, as they use the tips of their shoes to kick through the burned and blackened debris that was once their three-room home in Sycan Forest Estates in the mountains north of Bly, Oregon.

In the ash are pieces of broken kitchen pottery, the vacant remains of picture frames, and a slightly ajar freezer filled with spoiled deer meat. Nicolas bends down and picks up his sister’s singed baby doll and shows his father before placing it gently back on the ground.
Map: Kelly Hollow Trail