https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/08/05/this-is-devastating-dixie-fire-ravages-remote-town-of-greenville/

GREENVILLE — They didn’t expect Greenville to burn so fast.

All day, crews fighting California’s largest wildfire of the season had waited for winds to pick up, amid a red flag warning that forecasters predicted could drive flames along the northern and northeastern sides of the vast Dixie Fire. The town of Greenville — nestled southeast of Lake Almanor and home to about 1,100 people  — had so far been spared.