The latest Northern California wildfire arrived as crews finally stamped down the spread of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, located east of Dixie in Plumas and Lassen counties. Through the end of the week, temperatures are forecast to hit the early 80s during the day and cool off to the mid-60s overnight.Īlthough the gusts are not particularly strong, “even some wind is really not good” for the fire’s behavior given the dry conditions of the timber and brush, Littlefield added. The forested, rocky area is likely to see “sundowner” breezes that could reach about 10 mph with 20 mph gusts Thursday and Friday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Sierra Littlefield. The fire crews’ main priority is to build lines along the fire’s western flank, protecting against winds blowing downward into canyons and potentially closer to the region’s populated areas, Gaddie said. About 350 personnel were on scene, and with more resources requested, the number of firefighters is expected to grow by the hundreds in the coming days. CPUC spokesperson Terrie Prosper confirmed that they had not received a report but added: “We would only receive an incident report if a utility’s equipment was believed/thought to be involved in the fire, so we might not know immediately.”Ĭrews were struggling to access the fire because of the steep terrain, deep canyons and limited roads that define the area, Gaddie said, and it remained 0% contained Wednesday afternoon. PG&E has not filed a report to the California Public Utilities Commission, which is required within two to four hours when serious electrical incidents occur. The spokesperson did not respond directly to questions about whether the utility is investigating any potential involvement with the fire. In an emailed statement, a PG&E spokesperson said that those transmission lines lost power because of the Dixie Fire’s smoke, cutting off service to 10,000 people in Plumas County until about 2 p.m. Though that line has been permanently de-energized, several other PG&E lines run through the region, Gaddie confirmed. Pacific Gas & Electric’s Caribou-Palermo transmission line sparked the Camp Fire three years ago in the same Feather River Canyon area, east of Pulga. John Gaddie, fire captain with the Cal Fire Butte Unit, said that investigators have not determined how the fire began. The fire started at Dixie Road and Camp Creek Road, near where the deadly Camp Fire ravaged the surrounding communities of Paradise, Concow and Pulga communities in 2018. Dixie Fire near Paradise explodes across 1,100 acres Close Menu
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