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The blaze has now surpassed the Mendocino Complex Fire, which burned more than 450,000 acres across several counties in Northern California in 2018.
The cause of the Dixie Fire remains under investigation.
“Today there are 8,574 personnel battling 39 new wildfires that in total have burned over 876,055 acres” across the state, CalFire tweeted.
Critical conditions continue in Montana and Oregon as well as California. According to the NIFC, nearly 24,000 wildland firefighters and 30 incident management teams are working toward containment.
Strong winds have fanned active fires in Montana and Oregon, the NIFC said.
Montana with 25 active fires, Idaho with 20 and Oregon with 16 are the top three in the United States, according to NIFC.
The outlook “continues to reflect warmer and drier conditions leading to the high potential for severe wildfire activity throughout the western United States through the rest of the summer and into the fall,” the center said.
CNN’s Theresa Waldrop contributed to this report.