Dixie Fire Update: Firefighters Brace For 40 MPH Red Flag Winds; Flames Advance Toward Lake Almanor

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

LAKE ALMANOR, Plumas County (CBS SF) — A weary army of firefighters prepared for an intense battle Wednesday with the Dixie Fire as afternoon wind gusts of up to 40 mph were in the forecast and the wall of flames marches ever closer to the small communities and homes surrounding Lake Almanor.

Evacuation orders and warnings were issued on Tuesday for residents on both sides of the popular recreation lake including the community of Chester.

As of early Wednesday morning, the fire — the 11th largest in California history — had grown to 274,139 acres with 35 percent containment and had destroyed at least 67 structures. More than 3,000 homes have been threatened by the fire that ignited on July 14.

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