Park Fire update

According to a statement from CalFire at 9:42 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6, increased fire behavior has been observed near the Mill Creek canyon. Large plumes were visible from Big Bend in Mill Creek. The fire is burning actively, featuring slope-aligned runs and spotting. The fire will remain active overnight due to high temperatures, and no humidity recovery. It consumes dead and down fuels as well as timber.

Crews continue to engage offensively in parts of the fire when it is possible to build direct lines, reinforce lines, and mop-up.

Repopulations are occurring where it is safe to do so, with multiple evacuation orders and warnings reduced recently in Butte, Shasta and Tehama counties.  Please remain diligent while crews and equipment continue working in these areas.

Lassen National Forest
Due to critically high temperatures and low relative humidity, the Park Fire was active through the upper Mill Creek drainage area and crossed Highway 172. Crews and aircraft aggressively work to keep fire as small as possible within the planning area.

Tomorrow (Wednesday, Aug. 7), high temperatures with low relative humidity are predicted.

Unified partners have converged more than 6,500 firefighters to fire the ParkFire.

The Park Fire has burned 98,048 acres of the Lassen National Forest.

The current acreage is 414,890 in total.
Butte County: 52,937 acres.
Tehama County: 361,953 acres.

Damage Inspection Teams have completed 100 percent of their assessments.

Between both counties, there are 636 destroyed structures and 49 damaged structures. The total number destroyed and damaged includes infrastructure.

Butte County
No damage: 882 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures).
Damaged: 47 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures.)
Destroyed: 428 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures).

Tehama County
No damage: 277 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures).
Damaged: 5 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures).
Destroyed: 212 (Residential, Comm, Minor, other structures).