Nation A red sky and a road on fire: How this man ‘barely survived’ California’s Dixie Fire August 6, 2021August 7, 2021 Mike Chapman, Redding Record Searchlight Comments Off on A red sky and a road on fire: How this man ‘barely survived’ California’s Dixie Fire Alan Kuhl, 72, attempted to escape by driving through an inferno-filled logging road. The Dixie Fire is the state's largest active wildfire.