Caldor fire threatens town of Grizzly Flats

Areas burned in fires since 2016

Active fires

Fire or thermal anomaly

Lake Almanor

Susanville

Dixie fire

Janesville

Over 620,000

acres burned,

now 33% contained

Paradise

El Dorado

County

Placerville

Caldor fire

Over 10,000

acres burned,

not contained

Grizzly

Flats

San Francisco

Areas burned in fires since 2016

Fire or thermal anomaly

Active fires

Lake Almanor

Susanville

Dixie fire

Janesville

Over 620,000

acres burned,

now 31% contained

Paradise

El Dorado

County

Placerville

Caldor fire

Over 10,000

acres burned,

not contained

Grizzly

Flats

San Francisco

Areas burned in fires since 2016

Fire or thermal anomaly

Active fires

Lake Almanor

Susanville

Dixie fire

Janesville

Over 620,000

acres burned,

now 31% contained

Paradise

El Dorado

County

Placerville

Caldor fire

Over 10,000

acres burned,

not contained

Grizzly

Flats

San Francisco

Guardian graphic | Source: Data last updated on 08-18-2021. Data for fire and thermal anomalies seen by MODIS and VIIRS satellites was provided by NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS). Previously burned and active fire perimeters were provided by National Interagency Fire Center. Previously burned perimeters represent areas affected by fires from 2016 to date. Lake details were pulled from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.