Incident Update Park Fire
- Date:
- 08/28/2024
- Time:
- 6:35 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
- 429,603
- Containment
- 92%
- Structures Threatened
- 0
- Structures Destroyed
- 709
- Structures Damaged
- 54
- 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.
Over the next several days CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 6 will begin transitioning management of the State Responsibility Area of the fire to the CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit local Type 3 team. Beginning Friday, 8/30/2024 at 0700 the Federal Responsibility Area of the fire will be managed by CIMT Southwest Team 2.
Today crews on the ground experienced hotter temperatures that ranged from 82-95 degrees with humidity at 15-22%. Vegetation continues to dry out and will be at levels similar to the start of the incident within 7 days making them susceptible to ignition. Crews are making good progress removing hazard trees and continue to patrol the area to mitigate any heat sources remaining within the perimeter.
Fire suppression repair is ongoing to mitigate possible effects to resources resulting from fire suppression.
A safety risk still remains in the fire area associated with heavy equipment operating near personnel for fire suppression repair.
A traffic safety concern exists regarding a large quantity of fire resource traffic on SR-36 (Antelope Blvd.) in and around the Tehama Fairgrounds and Antelope Elementary School. Continued traffic measures were implemented during peak morning hours.
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/
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 43
- Water Tenders
- 99
- Helicopters
- 4
- Dozers
- 74
- Hand Crews
- 37
- Other
- 176
- Total Personnel
- 1926
Cooperating Agencies
| Name | Phone | Address | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tehama County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol, California Conservation Corps, Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sierra Pacific Industries, Collins Pine Company, California Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Transportation, Pacific Gas and Electric |