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Left. dixie fire the size of los angeles burning on multiple fronts. its two-fold, one you may not think of. look at this air, its awful but good news because it means the wind is not blowing. it may not push the fire to a new front, which means firefighters may have a little bit of a chance, a little breather to get a handle on it, and then secondly, its just they know where the barriers of this fire is, so theyre able to get more people in as this thing continues. but, there is a second fire n...

By Jensen Rader, iHeartMedia Aug 5, 2021 A very quick moving wildfire is spreading between the Placer and Nevada County lines, around the Bear River Campground West of Colfax. The so-called River Fire is forcing evacuation orders in Placer and Nevada Counties Wednesday afternoon. The Placer County Sheriffs Department says flames are threatening areas east of Dog Bar Road and evacuation orders are in place in an area that starts at the Bear River Campground and extends to both sides of Milk Ran...

The blaze, dubbed the River Fire, erupted around 3:32 p.m. at the Bear River campground near Colfax, according to Cal Fire. The fire has pushed into neighboring Nevada County.

New wildfire: River Fire near Colfax burns 35 structures, grows to 1,400 acres FacebookTwitterEmail A plane drops fire retardant on the River Fire on Aug. 4, 2021.Cal Fire A wildfire that started Wednesday afternoon near the city of Colfax in Placer County quickly exploded to 1,400 acres, damaged or destroyed about 35 structures and was threatening another 4,000 properties by the evening. Thousands of people were evacuated from areas in Nevada and Placer counties. Half of threatened properties ...

More than a thousand people have been evacuated and 1,000 acres burned Wednesday afternoon as a result of the River Fire that started at the Bear River Campground in Colfax, authorities said.

The fire ignited just after 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon and has grown to more than 2,400 acres. At least 50 structures have been damaged or destroyed.

A rapidly spreading wildfire burned homes and forced thousands to evacuate in two heavily wooded counties northeast of Sacramento in Northern California on Wednesday, generating a towering plume of smoke visible from at least 70 miles (110 km) away.

California on fire: Satellite imagery captures Dixie Fire, other fires scorching the Golden State FacebookTwitterEmail This screenshot of satellite video captured by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-17 satellite hovering 22,300 miles in space shows massive plumes of smoke and heat signatures from the wildfires blazing in Northern California.Courtesy of NOAA Stunning imagery captured by a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s satellite 22,300 miles in sp...

Firefighters have not been able to contain the Monument Fire, burning near Big Bar and Del Loma in California. The blaze grew by 6,000 acres Tuesday night stretching to 15,000 acres Wednesday.

The fast-moving wildfire started near Colfax Wednesday, quickly engulfing homes and prompting evacuation orders and warnings for more than 6,000 people in Placer and Nevada counties.