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Left. dixie fire the size of los angeles burning on multiple fronts. it's two-fold, one you may not think of. look at this air, it's 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, it's just they know where the barriers of this fire is, so they're able to get more people in as this thing continues. but, there is a second fire now burning, the river fire very close to where we are. started just wednesday, already burned 80...

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 Sheriff's 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 Ranch Road to Tokayana Way. Nevada County Sheriff’s Office has active evacuation warnings for all re...

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 were in the city of Colfax. The blaze began around 2 p.m. off of Milk Ranch Road and Bear River Camp...

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.