Incident Update Park Fire
- Date:
- 07/25/2024
- Time:
- 11:42 AM
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
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Butte, Tehama
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Butte Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 45,550
- Containment
- 3%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
The Park Fire displayed dynamic fire activity overnight. Winds remained a factor and the temperature stayed in the 80s. Three helicopters were available for night operations, and they took advantage and spent the night finding hot spots to drop water on. Today the forecast is for more hot, dry weather with a steady breeze from the south again. CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 3 takes command of the fire today.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders and Warnings
Evacuation Orders
- BUT-CH-150
- BUT-CNE-311
- BUT-CNE-312
- BUT-CNE-313
- BUT-CNE-317
- BUT-CNE-318
- BUT-COH-250
- BUT-COH-251
- BUT-COH-252
- BUT-COH-253
- BUT-FR-260
- BUT-FR-261
- BUT-FR-262
- BUT-FR-265
- BUT-FR-266
- BUT-FR-268
- BUT-FR-269
- BUT-FR-271
- BUT-FR-272
- TEH-726
- TEH-732
- TEH-734
- TEH-736
- TEH-852
- TEH-854
- TEH-856
- TEH-858
- TEH-882-A
- TEH-882-B
Evacuation Warnings
- BUT-FR-273
- BUT-CNE-314
- BUT-CNE-315
- BUT-CNE-316
- TEH-500
- TEH-694
- TEH-696-A
- TEH-720-B
- TEH-728
- TEH-840
- TEH-850-A
Evacuation Maps
Evacuation Center
Neighborhood Church 2801 Notre Dame Blvd, Chico
Animal Shelters
Small Animal Shelter: 2279 Del Oro, Oroville
Large Animal Shelter: Camelot Equestrian Park 1985 Clark Road, Oroville
Road Closures
- Cohasset Rd. at Rock Creek, Upper Park Rd. at Wildwood.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 153
- Water Tenders
- 10
- Helicopters
- 6
- Dozers
- 41
- Hand Crews
- 40
- Other
- 22
- Total Personnel
- 1153