Incident Facts
Name: Park Fire
Start Date/Time2024-07-24
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 383,619
Containment 14%
Structures Threatened 4,200
Structures Destroyed 192
Structures Damaged 19
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 AlbumExternal Link
Park Fire Youtube PlaylistExternal Link
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/External Link
Governor Newsom proclaims state of emergency in Plumas, Butte and Tehama counties due to fires
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/07/27/governor-newsom-secures-additional-federal-assistance-for-park-fire-surveys-damage/External Link
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/External Link
News Releases / Media Advisories
Arson Arrest News ReleaseExternal Link
Press Conferences and Operational Briefings
YouTube – Park Fire Press Conferences and BriefingsExternal Link
Evacuation Zones
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 MapExternal Link
Plumas County Evacuation MapExternal Link
Shasta County Evacuation MapExternal Link
Tehama County Evacuation MapExternal Link
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
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
Engines497
Water Tenders115
Helicopters41
Dozers170
Hand Crews100
Other76
Total Personnel5582
Cooperating Agencies
Butte County Sheriff’s Office, Tehama County Sheriff’s Office, City of Chico Fire Department, City of Chico Police Department, California Highway Patrol, Pacific Gas and Electric, Bureau of Land Management, California Department of Transportation, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Sierra Pacific Industries, Paradise Police Department, Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, Plumas County Sheriff’s Department, Collins Pine Company, California Office of Emergency Services.
