https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/22/dixie-fire-now-californias-largest-wildfire-of-the-season/ > Ten days after it broke out in remote Butte County, the Dixie Fire is now California’s largest wildfire of the season — and the fight to contain it is only expected to get more difficult. > As of Friday morning, the fire had scorched 142,940 acres — up nearly 30,000 acres overnight — and was about 18% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The Beckwourth Complex, the state’s previous leader, had charred 105,670 acres but was 98% contained.