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Morning of Tuesday, August 13, 2024

 

For more information on the Park Fire, please visit: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/calnf-park-fire

Size: 429,259 acres with 39% containment | Personnel: 5,638

Lassen National Forest:

Firefighters continued to patrol the Park Fire overnight. With no additional growth, increased containment, and improving weather conditions, the amount of remaining hot spots along the fire’s edge and potential for additional growth will continue to decrease. Firefighters on the ground continue to be assisted by the infrared capabilities of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and aircraft to locate remaining hot spots and extinguish them.

Today, firefighting resources are focused on hazard tree removal along roadways and the fire perimeter, suppression repair efforts, strengthening existing fire line, and patrol of the entire fire perimeter.

While fuels remain extremely dry, today’s weather forecast includes lower temperatures, calmer winds, and slightly higher relative humidity values.

Fuels burning within the fire perimeter can smolder for days hidden beneath a layer of ash. The smolder vegetation within the fire perimeter is not a threat to the existing containment.

However, firefighters will continue to aerial heat detection to extinguish any heat near the fire’s edge.

The #ParkFire has burned 113,736 acres on the Lassen National Forest.

CAL FIRE:

Fire behavior was subdued overnight due to higher humidity. The fire is primarily burning in timber and dead and down vegetation. 

Today we continue mop-up and tactical patrol in some areas of the fire. Firefighters will continue working going direct and mitigating any potential spot fires near roadways. 

Repopulations are occurring where it is safe to do so, with multiple orders also reduced to warnings recently. Please stay diligent while on the roads as crews and equipment may be working in the area. 

For more information on the Park Fire please visit:

• CALFIRE Park Fire: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/7/24/park-fire 
• CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit/Shasta County Fire Department: https://www.facebook.com/CALFIRESHU 
• CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit/ Tehama County Fire Dept: https://www.facebook.com/CALFIRETGU 
• Butte County, CA: https://www.facebook.com/ButteCounty
• Butte County Sheriff: https://www.facebook.com/bcsonews
• Plumas County Sheriff: https://www.facebook.com/plumascountysheriff 
• Shasta County Sheriff: https://www.facebook.com/ShastaSheriff 
• Tehama County Sheriff: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088640404140