Updated information can be found at: www.fs./alerts/lassen/alerts-notices/?aid=67821. Fireworks Safety Prevent Fires & Injuries Caused by Fireworks Fireworks are illegal in certain areas of California because each year serious injuries and millions of dollars in property loss occur from wildfires sparked by fireworks. The public is advised to be alert on local roadways as additional heavy equipment and firefighters move around the fire area to patrol and conduct suppression repair.Firefighters continue to patrol for new fire activity as a result of these conditions. Fuels in the fire area are very dry and remain very susceptible to fire, and new starts can occur very easily from small ignition sources such as sparks.The fire area has entered into a generally stable weather pattern with warm temperatures, low humidity, and terrain driven winds. The Five Cities Fire Authority (FCFA) is a Joint Powers Authority between the Cities of Arroyo Grande, Grover Beach and the Oceano Community Services.Firefighters continue hazarad tree removal along roadways that lead to developed Forest Service Recreation areas.The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is continuing its post-fire assessment on the Dixie Fire. Firefighters efforts are transitioning from suppression activities to suppression repair across the fire. They protect over 31 million acres of California’s wildlands and provide emergency services in 36 of the states 58 counties. Small pockets of vegetation are burning within the control perimeter. CAL FIRE firefighters respond to daily emergencies including wildland fires, structure fires, accidents, heart attacks, lost hikers, spills, train wrecks, floods and earthquakes.
The public is reminded that a new closure order was enacted yesterday that reduced the closure area and opened more Forest Service lands to public access.To maximize resources and efficiency, the Dixie Fire is being managed in two cooperative zones: West Zone and East Zone.The Lassen National Forest Dixie Fire Closure Order is in effect until April 30th, 2022 to provide safety for our firefighters and the public. The incident is being managed under Unified Command with California Interagency Management Team 14 and CAL FIRE. It has now burned 963, 276 acres with 94 percent containment. The Dixie Fire started on Tuesday, July 13.
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