Oregon Wildfire Could Burn Until Fall, As Fire Season Worsens - NPR

The Dixie Fire in Northern California is about the size of San Diego and has more than 5,800 workers on scene.

It's the second-largest active fire in the country as of Saturday.

The Dixie Fire in Northern California is about the size of San Diego and has more than 5,800 workers on scene.

It's the second-largest active fire in the country as of Saturday.

Pockets of the American West continued to burn over the weekend, as another nine large fires were reported on Saturday in California, Idaho, Montana and Oregon.

In Northern California, east of Chico, some 5,500 individuals are working to contain the Dixie Fire, currently the second-largest fire in the U.S.

The two biggest fires are occupying approximately one-third of the nation's active wildfire personnel.

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