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Photo: A Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk out of the Austin Army Aviation Facility helps fight wildfires threatening homes and property.

As of July 24, about 4,266 firefighters were on the California Dixie Fire with 365 engines, 60 water tenders, 31 helicopters, 76 hand crews and 100 dozers.


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Anatomy of a monster: How the Dixie fire became California’s biggest of the year -- When the first sparks ignited in the dense forest of Plumas County, the conditions were primed for a monster. Los Angeles Times 

Newsom declares state of emergency as Dixie Fire explodes to 167,000 acres -- The fast-moving Dixie Fire, the largest of seven wildfires blazing in California, prompted more evacuations on Friday amid hot, breezy conditions and low humidity, authorities said. The blaze, which is burning near the scar of the deadly 2018 Camp Fire, saw extreme fire behavior on Thursday and had scorched 167,430 acres by Friday evening, fire officials said. San Francisco Chronicle

Folsom Fire Department asks city to declare a local emergency to help lessen wildfire dangers -- The Folsom Fire Department has asked the City Council to declare a local emergency, allowing the department to close public lands where there is danger of fire. Sacramento Bee 

Technology has growing role in corralling US West wildfires -- As drought- and wind-driven wildfires have become more dangerous across the American West in recent years, firefighters have tried to become smarter in how they prepare. Associated Press