
RELATED Man arrested after starting three separate fires. Dow failed to comply with the officer’s orders and drove the pickup in the direction of the officer,” according to the statement from CHP. According to CAL FIRE, the power lines owned by PG&E were located west of Cresta Dam. The officer continued to order Dow to stop. The officer caught up to Dow as he sat in the driver’s seat of the pickup truck. Dow continued to run away from the officer and entered a pickup truck attached to a trailer, loaded with a bulldozer. Shortly thereafter, Dow was observed by another CHP officer running northbound on Lakecrest Road,” the statement alleged. Dow was given a warning and advised to leave the area. Deputies say she was sexually abusing a minor. (WCJB) - A 73-year-old Dixie County woman is behind bars. Guns and Gangs Unit arrested and charged a Mississauga man with allegedly. These documents, many of which are public records, are kept by the Dixie County Police Department, Dixie County Sheriffs Department or Dixie County Criminal Courts. This area was within the confines of the evacuation order. 2022, Peel Regional Police will partner with Brampton Fire and Emergency. “At approximately 11:35 a.m., a CHP officer encountered Willis Dow walking on Lakecrest Road south of Blinkenstaff Road. The area was under mandatory evacuation order due to the Dixie wild land fire and the immediate threat to public safety.” 19, “CHP officers were patrolling the area of Lakecrest Road in the town of Janesville.

The fire has destroyed 1,282 homes and businesses, damaged 92 and has claimed the life of one firefighter.A Susanville resident was arrested this week after officers allegedly encountered him in a mandatory evacuation order zone.Īccording to a statement from the CHP, on Aug. The fire is burning on the Plumas National Forest, Lassen National Forest, Lassen Volcanic National Park, and in five counties: Butte, Lassen, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama. The Dixie Fire started on July 13 and remains under investigation. Crews from the West Zone continue to assist the East Zone. Priority areas include Lassen Volcanic National Park, Old Station and surrounding communities, the Highway 395 escarpment areas including Janesville, Milford and Herlong. Crews will continue to work aggressively throughout the day to extinguish hot spots and improve lines.Ĭrews will continue to construct direct and indirect line to secure the fire perimeter, construct contingency lines in both zones, and provide structure defense in communities at risk. 47-year-old Gary Maynard, who taught at Sonoma State in the fall of 2020, is. Gross, of Richmond, is facing multiple charges after harassing an elderly woman within. Federal court documents filed in Lassen County outline the investigation of U.S. A Richmond man was arrested after allegedly threatening an elderly woman. Resources continue to use all firefighting methods available in the Lassen Volcanic National Park while maintaining firefighter safety. A college professor is facing arson charges with connections to setting several fires near the Dixie Fire. The diminishing humidity recovery aided in consumption of heavier fuels. Interior pockets continued to burn through the night well inside the fire perimeter. Active fire was limited to ground fuels consisting of backing and flanking fire. Structure protection continued overnight and will continue again today in the Dixie Valley, Beckwourth, Clover Valley, Portola, Greenhorn, Cromberg, Genesee, and Taylorsville.ĭixie Fire West Zone: The fire continues to burn out in the heavy material and was moderated by smoke settling over the fire area.

In the Devil’s Punchbowl area, south of Taylorsville, moderate fire behavior increases during the heat of the day.Ĭrews will continue to closely monitor the activity and continue to cool it down with helicopter water drops.


Strong west winds Sunday afternoon and evening pushed more fire off the escarpment above Highway 395 south of Milford, and fire backed down to containment lines at the base of the slope in a couple areas, where crews from both the West and East Zones worked together to contain it.Ĭontainment lines in the Coyote Hills area and on Turner and Grizzly Ridges held in place as crews used water to secure and reinforce the lines and cool interior hot spots. To the east, fire in the Dixie Mountain State Game Refuge burned into the Sugar Fire scar. The following is from the Cal Fire report:
