Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
08/13/2024
Time:
6:55 PM

Public Information Line: (530) 487-0857

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
429,259
Containment
40%
Structures Threatened
1,058
Structures Destroyed
637
Structures Damaged
49
Civilian Injuries
0
Firefighter Injuries
0
Civilian Fatalities
0
Firefighter Fatalities
0

Current Situation

Situation Summary

CAL FIRE:

Today more favorable weather conditions limited threat of spotting and fire spread. Interior islands continued to burn within the fire perimeter.

Firefighters are improving and constructing direct and indirect lines in the northern parts of the fire area as well as removing dead trees and protecting the highways and communications infrastructure nearby. 

In some areas, repopulations are occurring where it is safe to do so, with multiple orders also reduced to warnings recently. Please stay diligent while on the roads as crews and equipment may be working in the area. 

Lassen National Forest:

Today, firefighting resources continued focused mop-up and tactical patrol around the fire's perimeter with an emphasis on hazard tree removal along roadways and near the fire perimeter's edge. Crews are also engaging in suppression repair to return remove any damage created by suppression efforts. There was no perimeter growth, however interior pockets of unburned fuels will continue to produce smoke and smolder, as well.

Tonight’s weather brings a return to normal levels of humidity recovery, aiding firefighters.

Overnight on the Park Fire, personnel are patrolling all perimeter lines assisted by the infrared capabilities of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and aircraft to locate remaining hot spots and extinguish them.  

The #ParkFire has burned 113,736 acres on the Lassen National Forest.

 

The current acreage is 429,259 in total:

  • Butte County: 52,937 acres
  • Tehama County: 376,322 acres

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

Incident Photos & Video

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-720-B, TEH-720-C, TEH-726, TEH-728, TEH-716, TEH-718, TEH-722,  MLC-712, MLC-714,  MIN-706,  PCK-472, PCK-474-B

Evacuation Warnings:

TEH-446-C, TEH-448-B, TEH-730, DLS-446-A, DLS-446-C, DLS-466-B, DLS-462-B, TEH-856, TEH-854-A, PSR-478, PSR-480, PSR-482, PCK-476, TEH-736, TEH-448-C, 474-A, DLS-446-B, PCK-474-A, PCK-468, TEH-722, TEH-724, TEH-696-B, TEH-696-C, TEH-720-D, TEH-726-A, MIN-700, MIN-702, MIN-704, MIN-708, MIN-710, TEH-448-A

Plumas County

Evacuation Orders:

No evacuation orders for Plumas County.

Evacuation Warnings:

PLU-001-A, PLU-001-B, PLU-002-A

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

Butte County

  • Highway 32 at Humboldt Rd

Tehama County

  • Highway 36 between Highway 172 and Highway 32
  • Highway 36 at Little Giant Mill Road
  • Plum Creek Road at Little Giant Mill Road

Shasta County

  • Highway 89 through Lassen National Park is closed

Evacuation Resources

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
    • Open up to 2 weeks
    • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Assigned Resources

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

Engines
417
Water Tenders
216
Helicopters
18
Dozers
104
Hand Crews
122
Other
174
Total Personnel
5579

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