Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
08/05/2024
Time:
7:41 PM

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
406,579
Containment
34%
Structures Threatened
2,700
Structures Destroyed
636
Structures Damaged
49
Civilian Injuries
0
Firefighter Injuries
0
Civilian Fatalities
0
Firefighter Fatalities
0

Current Situation

Situation Summary

CAL FIRE:

Today the Park Fire burned actively in heavy, receptive fuel beds, including abundant dead and down fuels in mature stands with more complete consumption in timber nursery stands, understory, and brush.
Extremely low humidity was observed across the fire, dipping to 8% in the active portions of the fire. Daytime highs ranged from 102 degrees in the lower elevations to the mid-90s in the higher elevations. Skies were sunny and morning smoke lifted, allowing the inversion to break in Mill Creek around midday.
While there were evacuations lifted in both Tehama and Butte Counties, there was one zone that was upgraded to an Evacuation Order west of the intersection of Highways 32 and 36 in Tehama County.
High temperatures will persist through the week, reaching to between 90-100 degrees through mid-week.  However, by the weekend, there may be a slight cooling trend and uptick in humidity.
The Butte County Local Assistance Center opened at 9AM today and will be available for two weeks.
2156 Pillsbury Road Suite 100
Chico, CA 95926

Lassen National Forest: 

As expected, the #ParkFire became more active today as hotter and drier weather conditions persisted. Wind, terrain and dense dry fuels combined to push the fire up the Mill Creek drainage. The fire crossed Tamarack Road into the South Fork Antelope Creek drainage. Crews and aircraft worked aggressively to slow and contain the increased fire activity.
With the increased fire activity, a mandatory evacuation order has been issued for 720-A in Tehama County.
The Park Fire has burned 95,743 acres on the Lassen National Forest.

The current acreage is 406,579 total:

  • Butte County: 52,937 acres
  • Tehama County: 353,642 acres

Damage Inspection Teams have completed 100% of their assessments.

Between both counties, there are *640 destroyed structures and *52 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

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:

        BUT-BM-236-B, BUT-FR-260-B, BUT-BM-237-B, 260 West of Highway 32

Evacuation Warnings:

BUT-COH-250-A, BUT-COH-250-B, BUT-COH-251-A, BUT-COH-251-B, BUT-252-B, BUT-FR-261, BUT-FR-262, BUT-FR-260-A, BUT-BM-237-A, BUT-BM-236-A, BUT-BM-235, BUT-PHI-240

Tehama County

Evacuation Orders:

TEH-448-A, TEH-470, TEH-496-B, TEH-496-F, TEH-498-B, TEH-498-E, TEH-694-A, TEH-694-B, TEH-696-A, TEH-696-B, TEH-698, TEH-720-A, TEH-720-B, TEH-720-C, TEH-726, TEH-728, TEH-730, TEH-732, TEH-736, TEH-500, TEH-716, TEH-720, DLS-466-C, DLS-466-D,  MLC-712, MLC-714, MIN-702, MIN-704, MIN-706, MIN-708, MIN-710, PCK-468, PCK-472, PCK-474, MIN-700, DLS-446-B

Evacuation Warnings:

TEH-408, TEH-446-C, TEH-448-B, TEH-468, TEH-472, TEH-476, TEH-496-C, TEH-498-C, TEH-694-C, TEH-718, TEH-722, TEH-724, TEH-734, TEH-856, TEH-854-A, TEH-854-D, TEH-858, TEH-882-C, TEH-882-B, MAN-410, MAN-412, MAN-414, MAN-416, MAN-418, MAN-420, MAN-422, MAN-424, MAN-426, MAN-428, DLS-444, DLS-446-A, DLS-446-C, DLS-462-B, DLS-466-A, DLS-466-B, DLS-462-B, TEH-856, TEH-854-A, PSR-478, PSR-480, PSR-482, PCK-476

Plumas County

Evacuation Orders:

No evacuation orders for Plumas County.

Evacuation Warnings:

PLU-001

Shasta County

Evacuation Warnings:

OLD-5090, MAN-5000-A, MAN-5000-B, MAN-5010, MAN-5020, MAN-5030, 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 above the Sky Ranch will remain closed due to fire activity in the area.
  • Lanes Valley Road is closed 

Shasta County

  • Hwy 89 through Lassen National Park is closed.

Evacuation Centers

Tehama County

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

Shasta County             

  •  The Bella Vista Elementary School shelter has been 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
    • Starting today, 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

  • 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

Assigned Resources

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

Engines
526
Water Tenders
154
Helicopters
40
Dozers
192
Hand Crews
134
Other
127
Total Personnel
6586

Cooperating Agencies

Name Phone Address URL
Butte County Sheriff's Office, Tehama 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, Paradise Police Department, Shasta County Sheriff's Office, Collins Pine Company, California Office of Emergency Services, California National Guard