Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
08/14/2024
Time:
8:40 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
429,259
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:

There was minimal fire activity through the night. Firefighters are currently working on mop-up and tactical patrol operations to work towards containment and to prepare communities to be safe for repopulations. They are working to mitigate smokes, suppress spot fires, remove hazardous snags, and conduct suppression repair as well as improving both direct and indirect fire lines to prevent any potential flare-ups. 

Today, slight increase in winds is expected over the region to the north. This week, seasonably warm and dry afternoons will be followed by nights with moderate to good humidity recovery.

As crews and equipment continue to work in the area, please remain cautious while traveling in the area. 

Lassen National Forest:

Overnight the Park Fire remained within the current perimeter with personnel patrolling and locating remaining hot spots around the fire’s edge. 

Today’s weather brings moderate levels of daytime humidity with seasonally normal temperatures. These weather conditions give opportunity for firefighters to safely remove hazard tress and improve fire lines.

Firefighters will actively engage the entire perimeter to improve containment lines, take aggressive efforts to remove hazard trees along roadways and the fire perimeter, and continue suppression repair. Interior pockets of unburned fuels continue to produce smoke and smolder, resulting in hazy conditions over the area.

The #ParkFire has burned 113,744 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
389
Water Tenders
210
Helicopters
17
Dozers
94
Hand Crews
122
Other
173
Total Personnel
5426

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