Dixie Fire Update: Reinforcements Join Genesee Valley Firefight; Blaze's Advance On Susanville Halted

From CBS San Francisco:

SUSANVILLE (CBS SF) — Containment grew to 40 percent overnight on the massive Dixie Fire as firefighters halted the flames advance toward Susanville and crews were pulled from the fire lines near Janesville to reinforce efforts to slow the blaze’s run in the Genesee Valley.

By Monday morning, the fire had grown to 725,821 acres and had destroyed at least 1,259 structures, including 678 homes.

Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a request Monday afternoon to President Joe Biden for a major disaster declaration for Plumas, Lassen, Tehama, Nevada, Placer, Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity counties to free up federal relief money. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was also sending funds and personnel.

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