With 30% containment, the Park Fire has become California’s fourth largest fire, and the largest active fire burning in the United States, burning over 401,301 acres spanning four counties Butte, Tehama, Plumas, and Shasta counties since it started on July 24, 2024, near Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park in Chico, CA.
6,528 firefighter personnel, 45 helicopters, 539 engines, 193 dozers, 157 water tenders, 12 crews with another 111 various crews have been assigned.
Most of the fire has burned in the counties of Butte and Tehama with 52,937 acres being burned in Butte County and Tehama County 348,342 acres burned, according to the CAL-FIRE website.
Butte County has seen 428 structures destroyed and 47 damaged.
Tehama County has seen 144 structures destroyed, 5 damaged, and 272 without damage for a total of 569 structures being impacted.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s State Emergency is still in effect.
Evacuation orders for Butte County:
BUT-BM-236-B, BUT-COH-251-B, BUT-252-B, BUT-FR-260-B, BUT-COH-250-B, BUT-BM-237-B, 260 West of Highway 32
Evacuation warnings Butte County:
BUT-COH-253, BUT-COH-252-A, BUT-COH-251-A, BUT-COH-250-A, BUT-FR-261, BUT-FR-262, BUT-FR-260-A, BUT-BM-237-A, BUT-BM-236-A, BUT-BM-235, BUT-PHI-240
Evacuation orders for Tehama:
TEH-448-A, TEH-448-B, TEH-470, TEH-496-B, TEH-496-F, TEH-498-B, TEH-498-E, TEH-694-A, TEH-694-B, TEH-696-A, TEH-696-B, TEH-698, TEH-720-B, TEH-720-C, TEH-726, TEH-728, TEH-730, TEH-732, TEH-736, TEH-500, TEH-716, DLS-466-C, DLS-466-D, MLC-712, MLC-714, MIN-702, MIN-704, MIN-706, MIN-708, MIN-710, PCK-468, PCK-472, PCK-474, PCK-476, MIN-700, DLS-446-B
Evacuation warnings for Tehama:
TEH-408, TEH-496-C, TEH-498-C, TEH-694-C, TEH-718, TEH-720-A, TEH-722, TEH-724, TEH-734, TEH-856, TEH-854-A, TEH-854-D, TEH-858, TEH-882-C, TEH-882-B, MAN-410, MAN-412, MAN-414, MAN-416, MAN-418, MAN-420, MAN-422, MAN-424, MAN-426, MAN-428, DLS-444, DLS-446-A,DLS-462-B,DLS-466-A, DLS-466-B, DLS-462-B, TEH-856, TEH-854-A, PSR-478, PSR-480, PSR-482
Plumas County remains to have no evacuation orders.
Plumas County warnings:
PLU-001, PLU-040
Shasta also has no evacuation orders but the warnings in Shasta are:
OLD-5090, MAN-5000-A, MAN-5000-B, MAN-5010, MAN-5020, MAN-5030, MAN-5040, MAN-5060, SHI-5070-A, SHI-5070-B, SHI-5120-A
ROAD CLOSURES ARE IN BUTTE, TEHAMA, SHASTA COUNTIES:
Butte County
- Hwy 32 at Humboldt Rd
- Vilas Rd at Cohasset Rd
- Mud Creek at Cohasset Rd
- Musty Buck at Cohasset Rd
Tehama County
- Hwy 36 East of Manton Road to 36/32 intersection.
- Lanes Valley Road is closed
Shasta County
- Hwy 89 through Lassen National Park is closed.
Evacuation Resources Centers:
- St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
510 Jefferson St.
Red Bluff, CA 96080
Hours:- Saturday: 9AM to 6PM
- Sunday: 11AM-6PM
- Red Bluff Community Center
1500 S. Jackson St.
Red Bluff, CA 96080- August 15th, 16th, and 17th
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Butte County Local Assistance Center
2156 Pillsbury Road Suite 100
Chico, CA 95926- Starting August 5th, open up to 2 weeks
- 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday, Ronnie Dean Stout II has been arraigned and pleaded not guilty to arson with special enhancements.
The fire has even threatened certain wildlife and salmon near the Mill Creek area where they have already been threatened and townsfolks fear may become extinct the AP reports.
Stay tuned with the Roadrunner, local and national news for more information.
