Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
07/27/2024
Time:
8:03 PM

Park Fire Information Line: 211

For 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
350,012
Containment
10%
Structures Threatened
4,200
Structures Destroyed
20
Structures Damaged
Civilian Injuries
Firefighter Injuries
Civilian Fatalities
Firefighter Fatalities

Current Situation

Situation Summary

Lower temperatures and higher humidity have reduced fire activity. Fire continues to progress through multiple drainages. 

The fire is burning in grass, brush, mixed timber, and dead vegetation.

Damage inspection teams are working to identify structures that have been damaged or destroyed. Preliminary Aerial Structure Assessment showed over 100 structures impacted. Now Damage Inspection (DINS) is on the ground and have confirmed 20 structures have been destroyed. These numbers will fluctuate over the coming days as they asses the damage. 

Incident Photos

Park Fire Photo Album

 

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
337
Water Tenders
102
Helicopters
16
Dozers
150
Hand Crews
81
Other
46
Total Personnel
3722

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.