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On July 24th, 2024, the Park Fire started near Bidwell Municipal Park in Chicco, 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 | Thu, 09/19/2024 - 12:44 |
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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 | Bea Day (NIMO Team3) |
| Incident Description | Wildfire |
| Coordinates |
39° 49' 7'' Latitude
-121° 48' 9
'' Longitude
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| Total Personnel: | 141 |
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| Size | 429,603 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 99% |
| 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 |
Continue to execute the Fire Suppression Repair Plan to minimize adverse effects to resources identified from impacts resulting from fire suppression. The Roads Group will continue repair of roads in the Turner Mountain area including Pear Lake Loop, Turner Mountain Road, and Bear Wallow road systems with graders, excavators, and water tenders. Suppression repair groups are working with Resource Advisors near sensitive areas and identifying suppression lines needing repair. Operations include water-baring with equipment along dozer line, scattering brush/slash along identified areas. Hazard tree mitigation being implemented by saw teams and equipment along identified areas. Hazards are identified and mitigated. |
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| Projected Incident Activity |
12 hours: No fire spread expected. Continued suppression repair activities. |
| Weather Concerns | Another round of showers and thunderstorms is expected along the Sierra Thursday afternoon and evening, current probabilities of this activity impacting the Park Fire and vicinity are only around 10% to 15% at this time. Otherwise, a warming and drying trend is then expected from Friday into next week, with above normal temperatures and periodically breezy northerly winds accompanying this pattern shift. |
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