Candidate Filing Closes Friday

Candidate Filing Closes Friday, August 9, 2024 for the November 5, 2024 General Election Those interested in running for local office in the November 5, 2024 General Election have to file all necessary paperwork until the close of business on Friday, August 9, 2024. Candidates... Read More.

Park Fire Gains 27% Containment

Incident Facts NamePark Fire Start Date/Time2024-07-24 Incident StatusActive LocationOff Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, East of Chico TypeWildfire CauseArson CountiesButte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama Administration UnitUnified Command: CAL FIRE Butte Unit, CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit and Lassen National Forest Unified Command Agency(s) Size400,956 Containment27% Structures Threatened5,000 Structures Destroyed564 Structures Damaged48 Civilian Injuries0 Firefighter Injuries0 Civilian Fatalities0 Firefighter Fatalities0 Current Situation Situation Summary   CAL FIRE: The... Read More.

Park Fire CAL FIRE Update- 391,200 Acres 18% Containment

Incident Facts NamePark Fire Start Date/Time2024-07-24 Incident StatusActive LocationOff Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, East of Chico TypeWildfire CauseArson CountiesButte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama Administration UnitUnified Command: CAL FIRE Butte Unit, CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit and Lassen National Forest Unified Command Agency(s) Size391,200 Containment18% Structures Threatened10,800 Structures Destroyed434 Structures Damaged39 Civilian Injuries Firefighter Injuries Civilian Fatalities Firefighter Fatalities Current Situation Situation Summary   The Park... Read More.

Plumas Supes Form Committee for Dixie Fire PG&E Settlement Funds

“Well, we did something,” Plumas Supervisor Greg Hagwood said as the board approved forming an ad hoc committee for PG&E Dixie Fire Settlement funds, three years after the Dixie Fire burned nearly 1 million acres. The County received $7.8 million from PG&E as part of... Read More.

Unprecedented Grass Growth Fuels Rapid Expansion of Park Fire

The Park Fire has rapidly expanded, fueled by an unprecedented growth in grass across the region. Fire behavior analyst Kevin Osborne from the U.S. Forest Service attributes the fire's intensity to winter conditions that created ideal conditions for grass to flourish, resulting in fuel... Read More.