Incident Update Park Fire

Situation Summary

CAL FIRE: The fire has been active in the North East portion of the incident. Additional resources have arrived to assist in our efforts from Utah and Texas. 

Today will mark the first of several days where fire weather will become increasingly critical. Temperatures will rise from the upper 90s to the lower 100s. Daytime humidity will fall to upper teens today. Winds will be drier out of the south, but speeds will be close to previous days. There is increased instability in the north where we will see columns and plumes of smoke. 

A warm air mass is predicted to enter the area Friday through Saturday with the potential for thunderstorms and erratic winds. 

Lassen National Forest: Winds are anticipated to increase today ahead of predicted thunder storms on Friday and Saturday. This could impact the well-established fire activity in the Deer Creek and Mill Creek Canyons. Preparations have been completed around the community of Mill Creek. The Turner Mountain Lookout has also been enhanced in the event the fire approaches that area.

Crews continue to work in areas of lava rock, steep drainages, and other difficult terrain.  

The current acreage is 392,480 total:

• Butte County: 52,999 acres
• Tehama County: 339,481 acres

 

Damage Inspection Teams are at 85% completion of their assessments. These numbers are updated twice daily.

Between both counties, there are *483 destroyed structures and *47 damaged structures. *The total number destroyed and damaged includes infrastructure.

• Butte County

No damage: 752 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Damaged: 43 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Destroyed: 356 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

 

• Tehama County

No damage: 244 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Damaged: 4 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

Destroyed: 127 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

 

Park Fire Map

Incident Photos & Video

• Park Fire Photo Album
• Park Fire Youtube Playlist

News Releases / Media Advisories

• Arson Arrest News Release

Press Conferences and Operational Briefings

• YouTube - Park Fire Press Conferences and Briefings

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 Information:

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

Butte County

• Butte County Evacuation Map

Evacuation Orders:

         Zone-235, Zone-236, Zone-237, Zone-240, Zone-241 - A, Zone-244, Zone-250, Zone-251, Zone-252, Zone-260, Zone-261

Evacuations

Evacuation Warnings:

        Zone 120, Zone 149 - Chico, Zone 241 - B, Zone 245, Zone 246, Zone 281, Zone 282, Zone 283 - A North of Skyway, Zone 299, Zone 312 A- This portion                  includes Cohasset Rd, Rock Creek Rd, and Sycamore Valley. Zone 262, Zone 263, Zone 264, Zone 265, Zone 266, Zone 267, Zone 268, Zone 269, Zone 271,              Zone 272, Zone 317 B, Zone 253

Tehama County

• Tehama County Evacuation Map

Evacuation Orders:

TEH-882-C, TEH-882-B, TEH-854-E, TEH-854-A, TEH-856, TEH-858, TEH-736, TEH-694-A, TEH-694-B, TEH-732, TEH-734, TEH-736, TEH-728, TEH-726, TEH-730, TEH-720-B, TEH-720-C, TEH-696-A, TEH-498-C, TEH-498-B, TEH-496-C, TEH-496-B, TEH-500, TEH-696-A, TEH-696-B, TEH-466-A, TEH-466-B, TEH-470, TEH-698, TEH-716, TEH-448, TEH-408, DLS-466-A, DLS-466-B, DLS-466, DLS-462-B, DLS-444, MAN-410, MAN-418, MAN-420, MAN-428, MAN-426, MAN-422, MAN-412, MAN-414, MAN-424, MAN-416, MLC-712, MLC-714, MIN-700, MIN-702, MIN-704, MIN-706, MIN-708, MIN-710, PCK-468, PCK-472, PCK-474, PCK-476, PSR-478, PSR-480, PSR-482

Evacuation Warnings:

DLS-464, TEH-496-E, TEH-498-D, TEH-694-C, TEH-718, TEH-722, TEH-720-A, TEH-724

Plumas County

• Plumas County Evacuation Map

Evacuation Orders:

No evacuation orders for Plumas County.

Evacuation Warnings:

PLU-001, PLU-040

Shasta County

• Shasta County Evacuation Map

Evacuation Orders:

MAN-5000-A, MAN-5000-B, MAN-5010, MAN-5020, MAN-5030, MAN-5040, MAN-5050, MAN-5060, SHI-5070, SHI-5120-A, SHI-5140, SHI-5150, SHI-5170, SHI-5180, SHI-5190-B, SHI-5210, SHI-5220, SHI-5230, SHI-5240-A, SHI-5350-A

Evacuation Warnings:

COT-8990-A, OLD-5090, MIL-5280, SHI-5080, SHI-5110, SHI-5130, SHI-5200-A, SHI-5240-A, SHI-5250, SHI-5250-A, SHI-5260-A, SHI-5260-B, SHI-5270, SHI-5330-A, SHI-5330-B, SHI-5380, SHI-5390-B, SHI-5330-B, SHI-5330-B, SHI-5340-A, SHI-5350-A, SHI-5390-B, SHI-5400-A, SHI-5440, SHI-5450, SHI-5460, SHI-5470, SHI-5490, SHI-5480, SHI-5500, SHI-5550-B, SHI-5510, SHI-5520, SHI-5530-A, SHI-5540

Road Closures

Butte County

• Cohasset/Rock Creek
• Skyway/Gypsum
• Highway 32/Platt Mountain Road
• Highway 32/14 Mile House Drive

Tehama County

• SR 36 at SR 32, Staffed Hard Closure.
• SR-36 at Manton Rd, Staffed Hard Closure

Shasta County

• Black Butte Road at SR-44 (No SB traffic at Black Butte)
• Wilson Hill at Wood Ridge (No SB traffic on Wilson Hill)
• Shingletown Ridge Road at SR-44 (No SB traffic on Shingletown Ridge Road)
• Southbound Wildcat Road at Black Butte Road
  • Southbound Wilson Hill Road at Woodbridge
• All roads south of State Route 44 between Chateau Drive to the west and Brokeoff Meadows to the east in the evacuation ORDER area are closed.

Evacuation Centers

Butte County

• Neighborhood Church
  2801 Notre Dame Blvd
  Chico, CA 95928

Tehama County

• Red Cross - Los Molinos Vet's Hall
  7980 Sherwood Blvd
  Los Molinos, CA 96055

Evacuation Resource Center:

• St. Peter's Episcopal Church
  510 Jefferson St.
  Red Bluff, CA 96080
  Hours:
  • Saturday: 9AM to 6PM
    
  • Sunday: 11AM-6PM                 

Shasta County             

• Bella Vista Elementary School
  22661 Alturas Rd
  Bella Vista, CA 96008

Small Animal Shelters

Butte County

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

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

Tehama County

• 22005 Gilmore Ranch Road
  Red Bluff, CA 96080
  (8AM-5PM) 

Large Animal Shelters

Butte County

• Camelot Equestrian Park
  1985 Clark Road
  Oroville, CA 95966

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

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

Engines

516

Water Tenders

127

Helicopters

41

Dozers

182

Hand Crews

121

Other

86

Total Personnel

6080

Cooperating Agencies