Incident Update Park Fire

Date:
08/29/2024
Time:
6:45 PM

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
429,603
Containment
94%
Structures Threatened
0
Structures Destroyed
709
Structures Damaged
54
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.

Tomorrow, August 30th at 0700, CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 6 will transition management of the State Responsibility Area of the fire to the CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit. The Federal Responsibility Area of the fire will be managed by CIMT Southwest Team 2.

Warm and dry conditions continued throughout the day. Humidity across the incident dropped to mid-teens and low 20s. Vegetation has completely dried out and will sustain ignition.

Today, crews made good progress mopping up and removing hazard trees that threaten control lines. Deep seated heat is still possible to be found within bulldozer piles. Threats have been significantly reduced; however, some threats still exist in areas inside the fire perimeter.

Fire suppression repair is ongoing to mitigate possible effects to resources resulting from fire suppression.

A safety risk still remains in the fire area associated with heavy equipment operating near personnel for fire suppression repair. 

A traffic safety concern exists regarding a large quantity of fire resource traffic on SR-36 (Antelope Blvd.) in and around the Tehama Fairgrounds and Antelope Elementary School. Continued traffic measures were implemented during peak morning hours.

As you return home from evacuations, please remember to keep an evacuation plan with your family. For more information on emergency readiness, please visit www.ready.gov.


Park Fire Map

3D Map View

News Releases / Media Advisories

Press Conferences and Operational Briefings

Butte Zone:

Tehama Zone:

State of Emergency and Federal Assistance

Assigned Resources

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

Engines
38
Water Tenders
98
Helicopters
3
Dozers
59
Hand Crews
26
Other
127
Total Personnel
1521

Cooperating Agencies

Name Phone Address URL
Tehama County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol, California Conservation Corps, Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sierra Pacific Industries, Collins Pine Company, California Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Transportation, Pacific Gas and Electric