SUSANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Gusty winds drove the nation’s largest wildfire toward a Northern California county seat as firefighters struggled to contain the month-old blaze amid forecasts of more dangerous weather. Susanville, with about 18,000 people, is the county seat of Lassen County and the largest city that the blaze has approached. The former Sierra Nevada logging and mining town has two state prisons, a nearby federal lockup and a casino. The Dixie Fire began near the town of Paradise, which was devastated by a 2018 wildfire ignited by PG&E equipment during strong winds. The small lumber town of Westwood was still under evacuation orders and protective lines were holding but the blaze remained a threat.

Source: thestar August 17, 2021 05:48 UTC