Incident Update Park Fire
- Date:
- 09/03/2024
- Time:
- 8:37 PM
State Responsibility Area Information Line: 530-529-9233
Federal Media Information Line: 530-414-9298
Incident Facts
- Name
- Park Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-07-24
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Off Upper Park Road in Bidwell Park, Chico
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Arson
- Counties
- Butte, Tehama
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Butte Unit, CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit and Lassen National Forest
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 429,603
- Containment
- 98%
- 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 the CAL FIRE Butte Unit, the CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit, USFS Southwest Incident Management Team 2 and the Lassen National Forest.
State Responsibility Areas of the incident is being managed by the local CAL FIRE units. USFS Southwest Incident Management Team 2 and Lassen National Forest are in command of the Federal Responsibility Areas within the incident.
Observed fire behavior consisted of smoldering pockets of heat within dozer berms and dozer piles
which were created during active fire suppression. As dean up, line rehabilitation, and line
strengthening occurs, these pockets are discovered and mitigated. The dominant weather pattern is
shifting from cooler and windy to a warming trend with heat advisories posted for lower elevation areas
in, and around the fire area. High temperatures are expected to return to over 100 degrees within a few
days and towards the southern extent of the fire which increases stress on firefighters and equipment.
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
- 9
- Water Tenders
- 12
- Helicopters
- 2
- Dozers
- 6
- Hand Crews
- 4
- Other
- 22
- Total Personnel
- 474
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 |