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Firefighters achieve mixed success in containing Northern California fires Faith E. Pinho © (Associated Press) Firefighters battle the Sugar fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex fire, in Plumas National Forest last week. (Associated Press) As hot weather continued to bake the state Monday, multiple fires in Northern California increased in size and threatened communities, with the worst two being the Dixie and Tamarack fires. The Tamarack is growing unabated at the California-Nevada state line and has burned more than 23,000 acres since lightning sparked it on July 4. Mand...

View Comments This story does not require a subscription because it deals with a matter of public safety. Please consider subscribing to support our newsroom.  The Beckwourth Complex Fire has burned 105,161 acres and is 68% contained as of Friday morning, according to the Plumas County National Forest Facebook page. Made up of two separate fires, the Dotta and Sugar Fires, the Beckwourth Complex Fire officially burned over 100,000 acres by early Thursday morning. The Sugar Fire is the larger threat of the two as it has burned 104,567 of the total acreage of both fires as of Friday morning...

8:58 p.m. | July 9, 2021 The Plumas County Sheriff's Office is reporting on Facebook that officials have downgraded evacuation orders for residents living south of Highway 70 between Beckwourth-Genesee Road and the Plumas/Lassen County line. They are asking residents to be prepared to leave. All other evacuations remain in place for the Beckwourth Complex Fire. Washoe County Sheriff’s Office personnel have contacted all residents in the Rancho Haven and North Red Rock area and advised them of the evacuation. Deputies will remain in the areas through the night. The Truckee Meadows Fire Prote...