Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
08/17/2024
Time:
7:21 PM

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
429,263
Containment
50%
Structures Threatened
1,002
Structures Destroyed
637
Structures Damaged
49
Civilian Injuries
0
Firefighter Injuries
0
Civilian Fatalities
0
Firefighter Fatalities
0

Current Situation

Situation Summary

The Park Fire is being managed under Unified Command with CAL FIRE and the Lassen National Forest.

CAL FIRE IMT 4 will transition management of the fire to CAL FIRE IMT 6, who will officially take over at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 19, 2024. This scheduled rotation is to ensure the well-being of our team members. CAL FIRE IMT 6 will continue with containment, fire suppression repair, and community safety efforts. A big thanks to both CAL FIRE IMT 3 and IMT 4 for the tremendous work they have been able to accomplish, and continued success to CAL FIRE IMT 6 as they assume operational management and control.

Significant winds impacted the fire with gusts up to 30 mph today. One spot fire was detected outside of control lines and was quickly contained by air and ground resources. Fire activity was minimal in all other areas of the fire.

Overnight an increase in relative humidity and a decrease in wind speed will lead to more favorable conditions for firefighters. 

We ask that the public please be cautious as we continue to repopulate within the fire area. 

The Park Fire has burned 113,744 acres on the Lassen National Forest.


Damage Inspection Teams have completed 100% of their assessments.

Between both counties, there are *641 destroyed structures and *52 damaged structures. *The total number destroyed and damaged includes infrastructure.

  • Butte County

No damage: 893 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

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

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

  • Tehama County

No damage: 391 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)

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

Destroyed: 213 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures)


Park Fire Map

3D Map View

News Releases / Media Advisories

Press Conferences and Operational Briefings

Butte Zone:

Tehama Zone:

State of Emergency and Federal Assistance

Evacuation Zones

Evacuation Information:

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

Tehama County

Evacuation Orders:

TEH-698, TEH-720-A, TEH-726, TEH-722, MLC-712-A, MIN-706, PCK-472

Evacuation Warnings:

TEH-730, DLS-446-C, DLS-466-B, DLS-462-B, TEH-856, TEH-854-A, 474-A, DLS-446-B, PCK-468, TEH-722, TEH-724, TEH-696-B, MIN-700, MIN-702, MIN-704, MIN-708, MIN-710, TEH-728, TEH-726-BTEH-718, PCK-474-B, TEH-720-C, TEH-720-G, TEH-696-F, MLC-714, TEH-716-A, TEH-720-E, TEH-696-G, MLC-712-B

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

Tehama and Shasta Counties

  • Highway 172 between Mineral and Hole in The Ground Campground
  • Highway 89 between Highway 36 and Summit Lake

Assigned Resources

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

Engines
252
Water Tenders
198
Helicopters
9
Dozers
81
Hand Crews
107
Other
171
Total Personnel
4290

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