Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
08/09/2024
Time:
6:37 PM

Public Information Line: (530) 487-0857

Callers outside Butte, Tehama, or Shasta Counties: (866) 916 - 3566

Media Information Line: (530) 282 - 5808

Incident Facts

Name
Park Fire
Start Date/Time
2024-07-24
Incident Status
Active
Location
Off Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, East of Chico
Type
Wildfire
Cause
Arson
Counties
Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama
Administration Unit
Unified Command: CAL FIRE Butte Unit, CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit and Lassen National Forest
Unified Command Agency(s)
Size
428,808
Containment
34%
Structures Threatened
1,550
Structures Destroyed
636
Structures Damaged
49
Civilian Injuries
0
Firefighter Injuries
0
Civilian Fatalities
0
Firefighter Fatalities
0

Current Situation

Situation Summary

CAL FIRE:

The Park Fire continues to grow in the Mill Creek area, though firefighters have made significant progress in building containment lines. Daytime highs reached the mid-90s in lower elevations while humidity levels rose to the 15-20% range. The forecast tonight calls for humidity levels to increase compared to the past several days.

A slow cooling trend starts this weekend and will continue into next week as temperatures fall to near or even a few degrees below the seasonal norm. Sunday afternoon, winds could gust to 20-25mph over part of the fire area.

Winds are expected to be breezy into the beginning of next week. Large diameter fuels will continue to burn, hampering control efforts.

This fire is difficult to contain due to near vertical terrain, limited fire history, and dead and down fuel loading. Firefighters continue building direct line where possible, and the fire is still actively spotting.

Crews are working in high heat and challenging conditions.  

Lassen National Forest:

Today on the #ParkFire, firefighters held the fire south and east of Turner Mountain through direct line construction with support from aircraft.

This evening and overnight crews will utilize direct tactics supported by night capable aircraft to hold the fire. Slight improvement in weather is predicted overnight, aiding the unified efforts of firefighters. The collaborative, risk-informed strategies, and tactics from all our partners are being implemented under unified authority.

The #ParkFire has burned 113,022 acres on the Lassen National Forest.

 

The current acreage is 428,808 in total:

  • Butte County: 52,937 acres
  • Tehama County: 375,871 acres

Damage Inspection Teams have completed 100% of their assessments.

Between both counties, there are *636 destroyed structures and *49 damaged structures. *The total number destroyed and damaged includes infrastructure.

  • Butte County

No damage: 882 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Damaged: 47 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Destroyed: 428 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

  • Tehama County

No damage: 277 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Damaged: 5 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Destroyed: 212 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Park Fire Map

3D Map View

Incident Photos & Video

News Releases / Media Advisories

Press Conferences and Operational Briefings

State of Emergency and Federal Assistance

Community Meetings

Tehama County Board of Supervisors Chamber

In Person:

727 Oak Street, Red Bluff

Friday, August 9th, 2024

6:30pm

Virtually:

www.facebook.com/CALFIRETGU

 

Lassen National Forest & CAL FIRE

Chester Fire Department

251 Chester Airport Road, Chester

Friday, August 9th, 2024

6:30pm

Evacuation Zones

Evacuation Information:

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

Butte County

Evacuation Orders and Warnings:

        All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted in Butte County.

Tehama County

Evacuation Orders:

TEH-448-A, TEH-694-A, TEH-694-B, TEH-696-B, TEH-498-E, TEH-698, TEH-720-A, TEH-720-B, TEH-720-C, TEH-726, TEH-728, TEH-716, TEH-718, TEH-720, TEH-722, TEH-724,  MLC-712, MLC-714, MIN-702, MIN-704, MIN-706, MIN-708, MIN-710, PCK-468, PCK-472, PCK-474, MIN-700

Evacuation Warnings:

TEH-446-C, TEH-448-B, TEH-468, TEH-472, TEH-476, TEH-496-C, TEH-498-C, TEH-694-C, TEH-730, TEH-854-A, TEH-854-D, MAN-414, DLS-446-A, DLS-446-C, DLS-466-A, DLS-466-B, DLS-462-B, TEH-856, TEH-854-A, PSR-478, PSR-480, PSR-482, PCK-476, TEH-470, TEH-496-F, TEH-498-B, DLS-466-D, TEH-696-A, TEH-736, TEH-500, DLS-466-C, DLS-466-D, 448-C, 474-A, DLS-446-B, EH-496-B

Plumas County

Evacuation Orders:

No evacuation orders for Plumas County.

Evacuation Warnings:

PLU-001-A, PLU-001-B, PLU-002-A, PLU-040-A

Shasta County

        Evacuation Orders:

No evacuation orders for Shasta County.

Evacuation Warnings:

OLD-5090, MAN-5040, MAN-5060, SHI-5070-A, SHI-5070-B, SHI-5120-A

Road Closures

Butte County

  • Hwy 32 at Humboldt Rd

Tehama County

  • Highway 36 at Little Giant Mill Road
  • Plum Creek Road and Hogsback Road
  • Highway 36 at St. Bernard Lodge
  • County Road, Block E

Shasta County

  • Hwy 89 through Lassen National Park is closed

Evacuation Centers

Tehama County

        The Red Cross Shelter in Tehama County has closed.

Evacuation Resource Center:

  • St. Peter's Episcopal Church
    510 Jefferson St.
    Red Bluff, CA 96080
    Hours:
    • Saturday: 9AM to 6PM
    • Sunday: 11AM-6PM     
  • Red Bluff Community Center
    1500 S. Jackson St.
    Red Bluff, CA 96080
    • August 15th, 16th, and 17th
    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
  • Butte County Local Assistance Center
    2156 Pillsbury Road Suite 100 
    Chico, CA 95926
    • Open up to 2 weeks
    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Small Animal Shelters

Butte County

North Valley Animal Disaster Group: (8AM-9PM)

  • 2279 Del Oro Ave
    Oroville, CA 95965
    (530) 895-0000

Tehama County

        The Tehama County Animal Shelter has closed.

Large Animal Shelters

Tehama County

  • Ridgeway Park : (Self Service-provide your own set up and feed)
    19725 Ridge Road
    Red Bluff, CA 96080
  • Corning Rodeo Grounds at Estill C. Clark Park : (Self Service-provide your own set up and feed)
    103 E Fig Lane
    Corning, CA 96021

Assigned Resources

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

Engines
456
Water Tenders
190
Helicopters
28
Dozers
163
Hand Crews
138
Other
143
Total Personnel
6243

Cooperating Agencies

Name Phone Address URL
Butte County Sheriff's Office, Tehama County Sheriff's Office, Shasta County Sheriff's Office, City of Chico Fire Department, City of Chico Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Pacific Gas and Electric, California Conservation Corps, Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Transportation, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sierra Pacific Industries, Collins Pine Company, California Office of Emergency Services, California National Guard, Lassen Volcanic National Park