The Dixie Fire, which started two weeks ago in California’s Plumas County, has grown to become the state’s largest wildfire this year, burning more than 215,000 acres so far. Thousands of residents are under evacuation orders as the blaze has burned several dozen buildings, and threatens thousands more. Gathered here are images of the residents and firefighters working to save what they can and slow the fire—which is reported to be 23 percent contained at the moment.
Photos of California’s Dixie Fire
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Firefighters assigned to the Union Pacific Fire Train protect the tracks and hinder the Dixie Fire from crossing the North Fork of the Feather River in Plumas National Forest on July 17, 2021. #
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Firefighters try to reach an area blocked by fire on both sides of the highway after high winds caused the Dixie Fire to rapidly expand near Quincy, California, on July 25, 2021. #
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Firefighter hand crews put out hot spots near rustic mountain cabin homes on a hillside threatened by the Dixie Fire, in Twain, California, on July 26, 2021. After battling large and deadly wildfires nonstop for weeks, and with no respite in sight, firefighters in California are admitting they are exhausted. "After a point, you start getting a little screwy; your mental health doesn't do well," said the 55-year-old fire captain David Tikkanen. #
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A water car of the Union Pacific Rail Road carries a Magalia fire crew back to Pulga, California, after a 24-hour shift working the Dixie Fire in Plumas National Forest on July 16, 2021. #
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