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Dixie Fire: SPECIAL COVERAGE (9/9)

Firefighters watch the Bear Fire approach in Oroville, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region.
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Firefighters watch the Bear Fire approach in Oroville, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The blaze, part of the lightning-sparked North Complex, expanded at a critical rate of spread as winds buffeted the region.

Firefighters continue to battle more than a dozen major fires across the state. Cal Fire is urging residents to remember that fire season is far from over.

More than 700 people remain evacuated due to the Dixie Fire across Lassen, Shasta, and Plumas counties. With more than 1,200 structures destroyed, many residents are not able to return.

In today's half-hour, an update on the fire weather conditions for the week and what to look for as the fast-growing wildfire litigation industry races to recruit victims.

Also, NSPR's Alec Stutson speaks with Journalist Jane Braxton Little about her decades of reporting on fires and the conditions that lead to this year's wildfire season.

Plus, this Wednesday marked the first anniversary of the fire that destroyed Berry Creek and Feather Falls. The North Complex fire destroyed 1,200 structures and killed 16 people.

NSPR's Sarah Bohannon recently visited Berry Creek to speak with survivors about the conditions they've been living in and why they feel like they've been forgotten.

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