Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
08/10/2024
Time:
4:19 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
429,118
Containment
36%
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 behavior moderated overnight which allowed crews to build more containment lines. Fire continues to burn actively near Mill Creek.

Overnight relative humidity recovery helped limit fire activity in other areas of the fire.

The fire is burning in heavy, receptive fuel beds. Crews are working around high heat and deep drainages.

A slow cooling trend starts this weekend and into next week as temperatures fall to near or even a few degrees below seasonal norms.

Today, slightly lower temperatures and higher humidity may help limit fire spread in some areas.

Sunday afternoon there could be some southwest wind gusts between 20 – 25 mph which could challenge fire suppression in some areas.

Lassen National Forest:

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

Slight improvement in weather conditions are predicted today, aiding the efforts of firefighters to find and extinguish hot spots along the fire perimeter. Crews continue direct tactics with information provided by Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) with infrared technology. A fleet of helicopters and air tankers are working in conjunction with ground resources to fully suppress the fire.

The collaborative, risk-informed strategies, and tactics from all our partners are being implemented under unified authority.

The #ParkFire has burned 113,600 acres on the Lassen National Forest.

 

The current acreage is 429,118 in total:

  • Butte County: 52,937 acres
  • Tehama County: 376,181 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

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Incident Photos & Video

News Releases / Media Advisories

Press Conferences and Operational Briefings

State of Emergency and Federal Assistance

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-696-B, 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-472, PCK-474-B, MIN-700

Evacuation Warnings:

TEH-446-C, TEH-448-B, TEH-730, 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, TEH-448-C, 474-A, DLS-446-B, TEH-496-B, TEH-694-A TEH-694-B, TEH-498-E, PCK-474-A, PCK-468

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

  • Highway 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

  • Highway 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

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
453
Water Tenders
194
Helicopters
22
Dozers
164
Hand Crews
137
Other
146
Total Personnel
6040

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