U.S. Wildfires Live Updates: Dixie Fire Devastates California Town of Greenville, Evacuation Orders in Place

Thousands under an evacuation order, warning in Nevada County California

Thousands of residents in Nevada County, California are at risk from the River Fire, according to the Nevada County Office of Emergency Services.

There are 4,298 residents under an evacuation order, which means there is an immediate threat to life and "there is a lawful order to leave now."

There are 5,375 residents under an evacuation warning, meaning there is a potential threat to life and/or property.

Dixie Fire is 6th largest fire in California history

The Dixie Fire is the 6th largest fire in California history at 322,502 acres.

According to Cal Fire, six out of the seven largest wildfires in California history have occurred since 2020.

McFarland Fire grows in Shasta-Trinity National Forest

The McFarland Fire burning in the Shasta-Trinity National Forrest in northern California has reached 23,409 acres and is seven percent contained.

The hot and extremely dry conditions coupled with the steep and difficult terrain has made battling the flames difficult for firefighter crews, Shasta-Trinity National Forest said.

The area is experiencing Red Flag conditions, dangerous amounts of smoke and has issued several evacuation warnings for Shasta, Trinity and Plumas County. t

River Fire grows, containment remains at 0%

As of Thursday, the River Fire has reached 2,400 acres and is not contained at all.

According to a report from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the River Fire has destroyed or damaged 80 structures and threatened 3,4000 others. No casualties or injures have been reported.

Evacuation orders are still in effect in Placer and Nevada County.

100 fires have burned nearly 2 million acres nationally

There are currently 100 wildfires that have burned almost 2,000,000 acres of land nationally.

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, 1,947, 811 acres have been burned in 14 states. Nine new large fires were reported yesterday in California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

The California Office of Emergency Services urge residents to take evacuation orders seriously

The chief of law enforcement for the California Office of Emergency Services shared a video to urge residents to take evacuation orders seriously.

Mark Pazin stood in front of the remaining debris of a burned down home in Butte County to show "the intensity of the fire, how fast it went and the importance of when the sheriff of the county says it's time to evacuate, we cannot hesitate."

He said evacuation orders can go from advisory to mandate "in the snap of a finger."

California Gov. Newsom secures grant to help fight the River Fire

California Governor Gavin Newson announced that California secured a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide rapid economic assistance to communities impacted by the River Fire in Nevada and Placer Counties and help secure resources to battle the flames.

The Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) will allow local, state and tribal agencies responding to the fire to apply for 75 percent reimbursement on their fire suppression costs.

Dixie Fire grew 50,000 acres overnight

The Dixie Fire has grown 50,000 acres overnight, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire) said in their report Thursday morning.

The fire now covers 322,502 acres and is 35 percent contained. The report said over 12,400 structures are threatened and 50 have either been destroyed or damaged.

There are no reports of firefighter or civilian injuries or casualties at this time. Evacuation advisories and road closures are still in effect in Plumas, Butte, Lassen and Tehama counties

Red flag warnings remain in effect until 8:00 p.m. Thursday.

Critical fire conditions continue in California, National Weather Service says

Critical fire weather conditions continue in northern California Thursday as the Dixie Fire continues.

The National Weather Service station in Sacramento said that the combination of breezy winds and low humidity can make fires easier to start and quicker to spread.

The NWS Sacramento also shared satellite data showing how the Dixie Fire has grown over the past 24 hours.

NOAA shares satellite video of wildfire smoke

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shared satellite video of the smoke from wildfires over Northern California.

Lighting strikes in Oregon causes new wildfire clusters

More than 3,000 lightning strikes over the past week have ignited wildfire clusters across Oregon.

There are currently 12 large wildfires and wildfire complexes in the state, impacting 464,961 acres, according to the Northwest Coordination Center (NWCC).

As of Thursday, the large Bootleg Fire is 84 percent contained.

Many parts of the state, including the Willamette Valley, are experiencing unhealthy air quality conditions due to a large amount of smoke.

Meteorologists were hoping that the rain forecasted earlier in the week would help relieve some of the flames, but rainfall seems less likely to happen now.

Temperatures are expected to drop, however, providing a much-needed break for fire management teams.

"Unfortunately, the way this pattern is shaping up, we're expecting more of a cool down than actual rain, which probably won't extinguish the fires as much as provide a brief pause in fire growth that maybe helps fire crews make progress, but not much else," John Saltenberger, fire weather meteorologists at the NWCC in Portland, told the Salem Statesman Journal.

96 fires are burning through 14 states, including Hawaii

As of Wednesday, there are 96 wildfires that have burned 1,883,541 acres of land in 14 states, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.

This includes the newest Mana Road Fire in Hawaii. It has burned about 40,000 acres, making it one of the largest wildfires reported in the state.

Hawaii Governor Davide Ige declared a state of emergency to activate funds to respond to the fire and the damage it has caused.