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On July 24th, 2024, the Park Fire started near Bidwell Municipal Park in Chico, California. The fire quickly spread with rapid rates of spread and extreme fire behavior. The fire quickly burned through the 41,000-acre Ishi wilderness and moved deeper on to the Lassen National Forest as well as private, state and other federal lands.
Actions on the Park Fire are currently focusing on suppression repair. That effort is being managed by the National Incident Management Organization Team 3 for the Lassen National Forest.
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| Current as of | Wed, 10/16/2024 - 11:00 |
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| Incident Time Zone | America/Los_Angeles |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Arson |
| Date of Origin | |
| Location | Upper Bidwell Park, Butte County, Tehama County, Shasta County |
| Incident Commander | Lassen National Forest Duty Officer |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
| Coordinates |
39° 49' 7'' Latitude
-121° 48' 9
'' Longitude
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| Size | 429,603 Acres |
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| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 100% |
| Estimated Containment Date | 09/30/2024 |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Grass and Understory) Fuels within the fire area include uncharacteristically dense and continuous grasses within meadows such as Childs Meadow and Battle Creek Meadow, manzanita and oak brush, pine with a grass understory, and mixed conifer (White and Douglas fir, Ponderosa/Jeffrey/White pine, and incense cedar). The mixed conifer often contains an understory of younger reprod conifers as well as some areas with larger downed logs. Areas with a history of relatively recent (less than 20 years) logging often contain grass, short brush, and young timber. All size classes of dead fuels have essentially recovered from the precipitation event last week and are nearing seasonal long-term averages. |
| Significant Events | Minimal, smoldering Residual isolated heat sources will continue to smolder throughout the fire. Surface and ground fuels will continue to slowly dry out and become more receptive for incremental creep due to conductive and radiant heat. Sustained active combustion is not expected. |
| Planned Actions |
The Lassen National Forest continues to work to address threats to public safety resulting from the Park Fire. Through the next few months, the fire will remain in patrol status, resource protection and hazard tree mitigation work will be ongoing as well. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: No fire spread expected. Continued suppression repair activities. |