According to a CalFire update issued at 6:35 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19, the Park Fire has burned 429,388 acres in Butte, Tehama, Shasta and Plumas counties and is 53 percent contained.
Status Update The Park Fire is being managed under Unified Command with CalFire and the Lassen National Forest.
Currently the fire is burning islands within containment lines. Crews continue to work on increasing mop-up depth and removing hazardous trees to keep the fire contained. Fire suppression repair is ongoing throughout the affected area.
A drying trend will continue through Wednesday with overnight humidity recoveries being mild to moderate.
CalFire asks the public to be cautious as it continues to repopulate within the fire area as crews will continue to work nearby.
The Park Fire has burned 113,744 acres on the Lassen National Forest.
Road Closures Tehama and Shasta counties Highway 172 between Mineral and Hole in The Ground Campground. Highway 89 between Highway 36 and Summit Lake.
Four firefighters, two helicopter pilots and a contractor bulldozing a fireline have died in Colorado, Utah and Oregon this year. Fast-moving fires have burned…
