As firefighters continue to increase containment lines around California's largest wildfire, some evacuation orders have been lifted and roads reopening in Butte and Plumas counties. But a fire analyst for the Dixie Fire's east zone warned of a "much dryer period" on Monday afternoon which could increase fire behavior.
“We’re looking not real good today,” analyst Dennis Burns said in a morning update. As of Monday morning, the Dixie Fire had burned 248,820 acres and was 35% contained, according to Cal Fire. About 5,460 personnel are assigned to the fire that has prompted evacuation orders in Butte and Plumas counties.
More than 3,160 structures are now threatened by the blaze, which is down from the more than 10,000 threatened one day earlier. Sixty-seven structures have been destroyed, according to Cal Fire. It's now the 11th largest fire in California history.