The danger of new fires erupting across the West because of unstable weather conditions added to the burden already faced by overstretched crews battling blazes across the region.
QUINCY, Calif. —
Wind gusts of up to 50 mph also pushed the fire closer to Janesville, a town of about 1,500 people, east of Greenville, said Jake Cagle, the operations chief at the east zone of the fire. The U.S. Forest Service said Friday it is operating in crisis mode, fully deploying firefighters and maxing out its support system.
“The size is unimaginable, its duration and its impact on these people, all of us, including me, is unbelievable,” said Johnnie Brookwood, who was staying in her third evacuation center. Brookwood had never heard of a road named Dixie when the wildfire began a month ago in the forestlands of Northern California.
The cause of the fire has not been determined. Pacific Gas and Electric has said the fire may have been started when a tree fell on its power line. The fires were caused by heat from coal seams, the deposits of coal found in the ground in the area, said Peggy Miller, a spokeswoman for the fires.
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