captioned by live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix news. y the next 24 hours will be critical as fire crews that try to contain the dixie fire. >> smoke from wildfires to the east, creating air-quality issues here in the bay area. and how oakland students getting ready for the first day of school got a boost from a hometown hero. we begin on the fire watch. torched cars, buildings reduced to rubble and thick, unrelenting smoke. the dixie fire burning in butte and plumas counties is leaving these haunting images.