Incident Update Park Fire
- Date:
- 08/21/2024
- Time:
- 7:38 PM
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
- 429,460
- Containment
- 59%
- Structures Threatened
- 0
- 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.
There was minimal activity on the fire today. Containment continues to increase.
Crews are diligently working to to deepen mop-up, remove hazardous trees, and patrol for spot fires to ensure the fire remains within its perimeter. Fire suppression repair crews are working to repair any effects to local resources resulting from fire suppression, including collecting hoses that were used during suppression or mop-up.
Isolated heavier rain showers are possible Friday evening, and a flash flood watch has been issued for the Park Fire burn area from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning.
Repopulations are ongoing and we ask that you stay cautious as crews will continue to be working in the fire area.
As you return home from evacuations, please remember to keep an evacuation plan with your family. For more information on emergency readiness, please visit www.ready.gov.
Incident Photos & Video
Press Conferences and Operational Briefings
Butte Zone:
Tehama Zone:
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:
Road Closures
Tehama and Shasta Counties
- Highway 172 will be open to one-way traffic only, prepare for traffic delays
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 158
- Water Tenders
- 160
- Helicopters
- 6
- Dozers
- 80
- Hand Crews
- 77
- Other
- 175
- Total Personnel
- 3417
Cooperating Agencies
| Name | Phone | Address | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehama County Sheriff's Office, 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 |