Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
08/15/2024
Time:
4:46 AM

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
429,263
Containment
41%
Structures Threatened
1,088
Structures Destroyed
637
Structures Damaged
49
Civilian Injuries
0
Firefighter Injuries
0
Civilian Fatalities
0
Firefighter Fatalities
0

Current Situation

Situation Summary

CAL FIRE:

No new spread occurred beyond control lines today, despite warm, dry conditions with gusty winds. Interior Islands and heavy dead fuels continued to burn throughout the day. Suppression in some areas was made difficult by steep, rugged terrain and snag hazards. 

Crews continue to engage offensively building direct line, reinforcing lines around high heat and deep drainages. Progress is ongoing but difficult in some areas due to adverse terrain and heavy dead and down vegetation. 

The southern three-quarters of the incident is in repopulation and recovery phase in addition to tactical patrol, responding to service calls and ongoing suppression repair. 

Fire is expected to remain inside the control lines with good overnight humidity recovery. 

Lassen National Forest:

While firefighters continue with tactical patrol and mop-up around the entire Park Fire, an emphasis for their work today was the removal of hazardous trees along roadways and suppression repair work - particularly along the northern portion of the fire.  

Cooler temperatures, lighter winds, and higher relative humidity values lowered fire behavior potential across the fire today. The short-term forecast calls for continued favorable weather conditions over the next several days, which will aid firefighters in their efforts to increase containment of the fire. Despite improved weather conditions, interior pockets of unburned fuels will continue to produce smoke and smolder, resulting in localized hazy conditions over those areas.

Cal Fire Incident Management Team 4 and the Lassen National Forest remain in unified command to develop and execute collaborative, risk-informed strategies, and tactics for full suppression of the Park Fire. 

The #ParkFire has burned 113,744 acres on the Lassen National Forest.

 

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-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-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, TEH-728, TEH-726-B

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
383
Water Tenders
210
Helicopters
14
Dozers
87
Hand Crews
122
Other
161
Total Personnel
5302

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