![]() While firefighters make the final push towards full containment of the fire complex, they must fulfill another extremely important task. Firefighters will continue monitoring these areas. Crews continue to patrol these locations, and will begin to backhaul equipment.Ĭontainment lines from the Dixie Mountain ridge system, south to Ramelli Creek and from Maddalena, east to the Scott Road, north to Constantia and the community of Doyle are still holding. In the south and east sides of the fire, containment lines from Maddalena, east to the Scott Road, north to Constantia and the community of Doyle are still holding. In areas where the fire is contained, crews and equipment have begun fire-suppression repair work. Last evening, night-shift firefighters quickly mobilized and contained a new lightning-caused fire west of the Beckwourth Complex. A group of initial-attack firefighters is prepositioned on the west side of the fire, allowing for a rapid response to new fires. Widespread smoke from the Dixie Fire continues to affect Susanville. As the fire is increasingly contained, crews, equipment, and other resources are being reassigned to other incidents or returning to their home units for rest between mobilizations. Crews are finding and extinguishing pockets of lingering heat that are within 100 to 300 feet-depending on terrain-from the containment line. the fire remains at 105,670 acres and is now 90% contained. The fire is not expected to move outside its current perimeter. ![]() Firefighters continue to monitor and patrol the entire fire perimeter. Occasional smoke may be visible as unburned vegetation well within the perimeter smolders. The Sugar Fire within the Beckwourth Complex is remaining within its perimeter of over 60 miles of containment lines. Firefighters will patrol the fire perimeter daily Occasional smoke might be visible from smoldering trees, but they are not close to the fireline and pose no threat to containment lines. The Dotta Fire-part of the Beckwourth Complex-is now 100 percent contained. Smoke from the Dixie Fire continues to spread across large portions of northeastern California and western Nevada. As containment continues to increase, firefighting resources are being reassigned to other incidents or returning home for rest before mobilizing to other incidents. Where the fire is contained, crews are continuing fire-suppression repair work as well as removing excess fire hose and equipment. Crews are making good progress finding and extinguishing areas of remaining heat that are within 100-300 feet from the containment line. The Beckwourth Complex is now 96% contained at 105,670 acres. Movement of the fire is not expected outside its current perimeter.
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