![]() ![]() "This is an extremely trying time for firefighting personnel. The Dixie Fire has burned over 446,000 acres so far and is only 21% contained. So far this year, California has seen at least 548,000 more acres burned compared to last year's record-breaking fire season at this point in the year.Ĭalifornia is currently in its 11th driest year on record, with no relief in sight. ![]() "When people's homes are in danger, there's no stopping us." Pulled out of hotels, pulled out of tents to go save the properties at risk," said Hollingshead. Firefighters are getting woken up with little sleep. "The first couple of days on the fire, most of us pull 48-hour shifts with no sleep. "This fire overnight went from the 6th largest fire to the 3rd largest fire in California history," Yuba City firefighter Jeremy Hollingshead told CNN weather Friday. The Dixie fire so far has been unstoppable They have witnessed loss beyond measure and are yet again in the midst of another devastating fire season. He and his crew have been on the front lines on some of the most destructive California wildfires in history - the Camp, Thomas and Glass fires to name a few. "It's one thing to lose vegetation, which is bad in itself, but when you start to lose people's property, it changes the dynamics," says Jesse Alexander, the fire chief for the Yuba City Fire Department in California. YUBA CITY, Calif/ - As the Dixie Fire rages out of control in northern California, the largest wildfire currently burning in the US, the heroes on the front lines are fighting the biggest fight of their lives, in their own backyards. The Dixie Fire is the 3rd largest in California history. ![]()
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