#dixiefire Dixie Fire Afternoon Video Update 8/5 East Zone Planning Operations Section Chief evening fire video update for August 5. | U.S. Forest Service-Plumas National Forest

As climate change fuels megafires and they become a fixture of the American West, firefighting efforts have mushroomed into military-style operations. See what it took to contain the Dixie fire — the second largest in California's history. https://nyti.ms/305Jx63 | The New York Times

The Dixie Fire, the second-largest in California's history, has burned nearly 490,000 acres and is 22% contained as of Tuesday morning, according to our wildfire tracker. More than 14,000 acres have burned in the last 24 hours. https://nyti.ms/3jF0qec | The New York Times