Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
09/04/2024
Time:
6:50 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.


3D Map View

Calnf Park Fire Information | InciWeb (wildfire.gov)

News Releases / Media Advisories

Press Conferences and Operational Briefings

Butte Zone:

Tehama Zone:

State of Emergency and Federal Assistance

Assigned Resources

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

Engines
9
Water Tenders
12
Helicopters
1
Dozers
6
Hand Crews
4
Other
20
Total Personnel
477

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