Footage Shows Aftermath of Dixie Fire in Lassen National Forest

The Dixie Fire is now the third largest wildfire in California history after it destroyed two towns in 24 hours. #news

In 2021, the Dixie Fire devastated Northern California’s Lost Sierra region, burning multiple towns to the ground and upending entire communities. It was one of an increasing number of mega wildfires in recent years, the result of climate change and 150 years of forest mismanagement. At the time, the Sierra Buttes Trails Stewardship was working on a massive trail network intended to infuse new life into the area’s struggling economy, which once relied on resource extraction such as mining and lo