Incident Update Park Fire
- Date:
- 08/17/2024
- Time:
- 9:50 AM
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
- 50%
- Structures Threatened
- 1,002
- Structures Destroyed
- 637
- Structures Damaged
- 49
- Civilian Injuries
- 0
- Firefighter Injuries
- 0
- Civilian Fatalities
- 0
- Firefighter Fatalities
- 0
Current Situation
Situation Summary
The Park Fire is being managed under Unified Command with CAL FIRE and the Lassen National Forest.
Over the next several days, CAL FIRE IMT 4 will transition management of the fire to CAL FIRE IMT 6, who will officially take over at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 19, 2024. This scheduled rotation is to ensure the well-being of our team members. CAL FIRE IMT 6 will continue with containment, fire suppression repair, and community safety efforts. A big thanks to both CAL FIRE IMT 3 and IMT 4 for the tremendous work they have been able to accomplish, and continued success to CAL FIRE IMT 6 as they assume operational management and control.
Good overnight humidity recovery assisted with minimal fire activity. Heavy fuels and hazardous trees continue to burn within the fire perimeter. Progress is difficult due to steep and inaccessible terrain. Extended effort remains in the area south of Mineral as crews continue to remove hazardous trees and increasing mop-up depth.
Extended effort remains in the northeast portion. The southern three-quarters of the incident is in repopulation and recovery phase. Please be cautious on the roadways as repopulations are occurring.
The Park Fire 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)
Incident Photos & Video
Press Conferences and Operational Briefings
Butte Zone:
Tehama Zone:
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 Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Orders and Warnings
Tehama County
Evacuation Orders:
TEH-698, TEH-720-A, TEH-720-B, TEH-726, TEH-716, TEH-722, MLC-712, MLC-714, MIN-706, PCK-472
Evacuation Warnings:
TEH-448-B, TEH-730, DLS-446-C, DLS-466-B, DLS-462-B, TEH-856, TEH-854-A, PSR-478, PSR-480, PSR-482, PCK-476, 474-A, DLS-446-B, PCK-474-A, PCK-468, TEH-722, TEH-724, TEH-696-B, MIN-700, MIN-702, MIN-704, MIN-708, MIN-710, TEH-448-A, TEH-728, TEH-726-BTEH-718, PCK-474-B, TEH-720-C, TEH-720-G, TEH-696-F, TEH-696-E
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
Tehama and Shasta Counties
- Highway 36 between Mineral and Mill Creek
- Highway 36 at Little Giant Mill Road
- Plum Creek Road at Little Giant Mill Road
- Highway 172
- Highway 89 between Highway 36 and Summit Lake
*Please keep in mind that some areas off state route 32 remain under evacuation warnings and those areas remain closed.
Evacuation Resources
Evacuation Resource Center:
Red Bluff Community Center
- 1500 S. Jackson St.
Red Bluff, CA 96080- August 15th, 16th, and 17th
- 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
- 266
- Water Tenders
- 201
- Helicopters
- 9
- Dozers
- 78
- Hand Crews
- 111
- Other
- 165
- Total Personnel
- 4466
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 |