Incident Update Park Fire

Situation Summary

The fire continues to burn very actively. With the steep terrain, wind activity and many inaccessible areas, the fire is making uphill runs and spot fires continue to  occur. Critically low fuel moistures and high winds have caused difficulty in suppressing the fire spread. 

Winds will be about 5 miles per hour lighter today, still out of the southwest with gusts up to 15 miles per hour. Daytime temperatures continue to climb a couple of degrees each day. 

The perimeter of the Park Fire is 260 miles which means it has burned more than 3 times the surface area of Lake Tahoe.

Fire crews are providing structure defense where needed, they are attempting to complete containment lines in some areas and gain a stronghold in the challenging topography while also engaging in mop-up where applicable. 

The current acreage is 383,619 total:

• Butte County: 53,104 acres
• Tehama County: 330,515 acres

Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System Program (FIRIS) aircraft is flying over the fire, mapping acreage which will allow for periodic acreage updates.

We ask that the public continue to be diligent and prepared due to the continued erratic fire activity. 

Damage inspection teams continue to complete more inspections within the current fire perimeter and continue to identify and verify structures that have been damaged or destroyed. The number of structures reported continue to adjust as the inspection team verifies impacts.

Incident Photos & Video

Park Fire Photo Album

Park Fire Youtube Playlist

News Releases / Media Advisories

Arson Arrest News Release

Press Conferences and Operational Briefings

YouTube - Park Fire Press Conferences and Briefings

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/

Evacuation Information:

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

Evacuation Maps

To see if you are in evacuation orders or warning zones, click on your county below.

• Butte County Evacuation Map
• Plumas County Evacuation Map
• Shasta County Evacuation Map
• Tehama County Evacuation Map

Evacuation Orders:
BUT-BM-237, BUT-BM-236, BUT-BM-235, BUT-INS-244, BUT-PHI-240-A, BUT-COH-250, BUT-COH-251, BUT-COH-252, BUT-COH-253, BUT-FR-260, BUT-FR-261, BUT-CNE-312, BUT-CNE-317, DLS-66-B, TEH-466-C, PCK-468, PCK-474, PCK-476, PSR-478, PSR-480, PSR-482, TEH-470, TEH-496-B, TEH-496-C, TEH-498-B, TEH-498-C, TEH-500, TEH-694-B, TEH-694-C, 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, , MAN-5000, MAN-5010, MAN-5020, MAN-5030, MAN-5040, MAN-5050, MAN-5060, 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-A, SHI-5260-B, SHI-5340-A, SHI-5350-A

Evacuation Warnings
BUT-CH-149, BUT-CH-150, BUT-CH-120, BUT-PHI-240, BUT-PHI -241, BUT-INS-245, BUT-INS-246, BUT-MA-281, BUT-MA-282, BUT-MA-283, BUT-MA-286, BUT-ST-299, BUT-CNE-318, BUT-CSE-361, BUT-SE-363, BUT-CNE-317A, BUT-CNE-312A, 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-318A, 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-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, SHI-5270, MIL-5280, OLD-5090, SHI-5080, SHI-5110, SHI-5130, SHI-5200-A, SHI-5320, SHI-5330-A, 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, COT-8990-A, PLU-040

Road Closures

• Rock Creek Road/Cohasset
• Traffic control point at Gypsum Street/Skyway
• Traffic control point Highway 32/Bruce Road
• Center Gap at Doe Mill
• Doe Mill Road at Billups
• 32/Yosemite
• Skyway/Humboldt
• 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 Centers

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

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

Engines

497

Water Tenders

115

Helicopters

41

Dozers

170

Hand Crews

100

Other

76

Total Personnel

5582

Cooperating Agencies