Copy Link The Dixie Fire near Paradise, which ignited Tuesday evening, had grown to over 2,250 acres by Thursday, prompting evacuations in several communities near the Feather River Canyon area, along the border of Butte and Plumas counties. (Courtesy of Cal Fire) A Northern California wildfire churned through largely unpopulated mountain wilderness Thursday, near the town of Paradise, site of the deadliest known wildfire in California history. As of Thursday morning, the Dixie Fire had burned some 2,250 acres of brush and timber near the Feather River Canyon area of Butte County, northeast of the town, and into national forest land in neighboring Plumas County. It did not, however, pose any immediate danger to Paradise residents.