Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
07/28/2024
Time:
2:13 PM

Park Fire Information Line: 211

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
353,194
Containment
12%
Structures Threatened
4,200
Structures Destroyed
66
Structures Damaged
5
Civilian Injuries
Firefighter Injuries
Civilian Fatalities
Firefighter Fatalities

Current Situation

Situation Summary

The fire is actively burning in heavy, receptive fuel beds. This allows the fire to expand rapidly. Warm, windy, and dry conditions will increase risk of extreme fire activity, similar to what the fire has done previously. There will be higher temperatures and lower humidities today.

The current acreage is 353,194 total:

  • Butte County: 52,850
  • Tehama County: 300,344

Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System Program (FIRIS) aircraft is flying over the fire, mapping acreage which will allow for periodic acreage updates.

Threats to Highway and Major Roads: Portions of Highway 32, 99, and 36 and Cohasset Road. Highway 32, and Cohasset Road are currently closed and are impacting potential evacuation routes, and commuter traffic for people who work in surrounding communities. We ask that the public continues to be diligent and prepared. 

Damage inspection teams continue to identify and verify structures that have been damaged or destroyed. The numbers of structures reported are expected to adjust as the team verifies impacts.

Incident Photos

Park Fire Photo Album

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/2024/07/27/governor-newsom-secures-additional-federal-assistance-for-park-fire-surveys-damage/

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:

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

Evacuation Maps

To see if you are in evacuation orders or warning zones, click on your county below.

Evacuation Orders

  • DLS-66-B
  • BUT-CH-120
  • BUT-CH-149
  • BUT-CH-150
  • BUT-BM-235
  • BUT-BM-236
  • BUT-BM-237
  • BUT-INS-244
  • BUT-COH-250
  • BUT-COH-251
  • BUT-COH-252
  • BUT-COH-253
  • BUT-FR-260
  • BUT-FR-261
  • BUT-FR-262
  • BUT-FR-263
  • BUT-FR-264
  • BUT-FR-265
  • BUT-FR-266
  • BUT-FR-267
  • BUT-FR-268
  • BUT-FR-269
  • BUT-FR-270
  • BUT-FR-271
  • BUT-FR-272
  • BUT-FR-273
  • BUT-CNE-317
  • PCK-468
  • PCK-474
  • PCK-476
  • PLU-040
  • PSR-478
  • PSR-480
  • PSR-482
  • TEH-470
  • TEH-496-B
  • TEH-498-B
  • TEH-500
  • TEH-694-B
  • TEH-696-A
  • TEH-696-B
  • TEH-720-B
  • TEH-726
  • TEH-728
  • TEH-732
  • TEH-734
  • TEH-736
  • TEH-852
  • TEH-854
  • TEH-856
  • TEH-858
  • TEH-882
  • TEH-882-A
  • TEH-882-B
  • COT-8990-A
  • MAN-5000
  • MAN-5010
  • MAN-5020
  • MAN-5030
  • MAN-5040
  • MAN-5050
  • MAN-5060
  • MIL-5280
  • SHI-5070-A
  • SHI-5070-B
  • SHI-5120-A
  • SHI-5140
  • SHI-5150
  • SHI-5170
  • SHI-5180
  • SHI-5190-B
  • SHI-5210
  • SHI-5220
  • SHI-5230
  • SHI-5240-A
  • SHI-5250
  • SHI-5260
  • SHI-5270
  • SHI-5330-A
  • SHI-5340-A
  • SHI-5350-A

Evacuation Warnings

  • BUT-TOP-01
  • BUT-TOP-04
  • BUT-TOP-09
  • BUT-BM-235
  • BUT-BM-236
  • BUT-BM-237
  • BUT-PHI-240
  • BUT-PHI-241
  • BUT-PHI-241-A
  • BUT-INS-244
  • BUT-INS-245
  • BUT-MA-282
  • BUT-MA-285
  • BUT-MA-286
  • BUT-STI-299
  • BUT-CNE-311
  • BUT-CNE-312
  • BUT-CNE-313
  • BUT-CNE-314
  • BUT-CNE-315
  • BUT-CNE-316
  • BUT-CNE-318
  • BUT-CSE-361
  • BUT-CSE-363
  • DLS-444
  • DLS-446
  • DLS-462
  • MAN-410
  • MAN-412
  • MAN-414
  • MAN-416
  • MAN-418
  • MAN-420
  • MAN-422
  • MAN-424
  • MAN-426
  • MAN-428
  • MAN-5000
  • MAN-5010
  • MAN-5020
  • MAN-5030
  • MAN-5040
  • MAN-5050
  • MAN-5060
  • SHI-5070-A
  • TEH-448
  • TEH-408
  • TEH-694
  • TEH-694-A
  • TEH-730
  • TEH-840
  • TEH-850-A
  • COT-8970
  • COT-8990-B
  • MIL-5290
  • MIL-5300
  • MIL-8960
  • OLD-5090
  • SHI-5080
  • SHI-5110
  • SHI-5130
  • SHI-5200-A
  • SHI-5310
  • SHI-5320
  • SHI-5335
  • SHI-5350-B
  • SHI-5370
  • SHI-5390
  • SHI-5400
  • SHI-5410
  • SHI-5420
  • SHI-5430
  • SHI-5440
  • SHI-5450
  • SHI-5460
  • SHI-5470
  • SHI-5480
  • SHI-5490
  • SHI-5500
  • SHI-5510
  • SHI-5520
  • SHI-5530
  • SHI-5540

 

Road Closures

  • Keefer and Cohasset
  • Doe Mill Road at the Butte Creek Bridge near the Forks of Butte Campground
  • 32/Yosemite
  • Skyway/Humboldt
  • Skyway/Gypsum
  • Cohasset/Richardson Springs
  • Access to Upper Park at Wildwood
  • Highway 36 East at Manton Road to Highway 32
  • Highway 32 from Highway 36 to Bruce Road in Chico
  • Keefer/Hicks
  • Hicks/Oasis
  • Forks of the Butte Bridge
  • 99/Meridian
  • Meridian/Butte Tehama Line
  • Cohasset/Eaton

Evacuation Center

Butte County

Neighborhood Church
2801 Notre Dame Blvd
Chico, CA 95928

Tehama County

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

Evacuation Resource Center:

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
510 Jefferson St.
Red Bluff, CA 96080

  • Hours:
    • Saturday: 9AM to 6PM
    • Sunday: 11AM-6PM                             

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
343
Water Tenders
103
Helicopters
16
Dozers
160
Hand Crews
87
Other
46
Total Personnel
3927

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, 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.