Incident Update Park Fire
- Date:
- 08/09/2024
- Time:
- 8:39 AM
Park Fire Information Line: 211
Callers outside Butte, Tehama, or Shasta Counties: (866) 916 - 3566
Media Information Line: (530) 282 - 5808
Public Information Line: (530) 487-0857
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
- 428,744
- 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:
Firefighters made good progress on the Park Fire overnight. There were fewer spot fires than in previous nights, and firefighters were able to construct direct line in the Mill Creek area. The fuels in this area include significant brush, timber, and understory with limited fire history.
Fire is burning primarily in mature timber stands and dead and down fuels. Firefighters continue to aggressively engage in a direct firefight where possible. They are working in very hot conditions and in steep terrain and deep drainages.
Over the weekend, lower temperatures and higher humidity are expected to limit fire spread in some areas. However, winds are expected to increase which could lead to more wind-driven fire activity.
Repopulations are occurring where it is safe to do so. However, threats remain to several communities in the region.
All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted in Butte County, while some orders and warnings remain in Tehama, Shasta and Plumas counties.
Lassen National Forest:
Last night on the #ParkFire, firefighters held the fire within the planning area through direct action on active fire and tactical firing on indirect lines with the support of night capable aircraft.
Today aircraft and crews will utilize direct tactics to hold the fire within the perimeter and mop-up less active fire areas. Mop-up is a phase of fire suppression that involves removing or extinguishing all burning or smoldering material along containment lines.
An inversion layer is predicted to hover over the fire creating hazy conditions.
The collaborative, risk-informed strategies, and tactics from all our partners are being implemented under unified command.
The #ParkFire has burned 113,022 acres on the Lassen National Forest.
The current acreage is 428,744 in total:
- Butte County: 52,937 acres
- Tehama County: 375,807 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)
State of Emergency and Federal Assistance
- Governor Newsom secures additional federal assistance for Park Fire, surveys damage
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/07/27/governor-newsom-secures-additional-federal-assistance-for-park-fire-surveys-damage/ - Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency in Plumas, Butte and Tehama counties due to fires
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/07/26/governor-newsom-proclaims-state-of-emergency-in-plumas-butte-and-tehama-counties-due-to-fires/ - California secures federal assistance to support response to Park Fire
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/07/25/california-secures-federal-assistance-to-support-response-to-park-fire/
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
- Saturday: 9AM to 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
- 476
- Water Tenders
- 180
- Helicopters
- 28
- Dozers
- 176
- Hand Crews
- 139
- Other
- 139
- Total Personnel
- 6378
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 |