Month: July 2024

Red Flag Warning

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
445 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024

CAZ280>282-ORZ623-011145-
/O.CON.KMFR.FW.W.0017.240801T2100Z-240802T0300Z/
Western Klamath National Forest-
Central Siskiyou County Including Shasta Valley-Shasta-
Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County-
Southern Oregon Cascades-
445 PM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM PDT
THURSDAY FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
280, 281, 282, AND 623...

* IMPACTS...Strong winds combined with critically low relative
  humidity can lead to the rapid growth and spread of new and
  existing fires.

* AFFECTED AREA...In CAZ280...the eastern and southern portions
  of fire weather zone 280, including the Scott Valley and
  eastern periphery of the Shelly fire perimeter. In CAZ281...
  much of fire weather zone 281, including the Shasta Valley.
  In CAZ282...portions of fire weather zone 282. In ORZ623...
  the southern most portions of fire weather zone 623 south of
  Highway 140.

* WIND...South winds 15 to 20 mph, with gusts up to 30 mph.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 13 percent.

* DETAILED URL...View the hazard area in detail at
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Follow all fire restrictions. You can find your county`s emergency
sign up form as well as links to fire restrictions at
weather.gov/medford/wildfire. One less spark, one less wildfire.

Be sure you`re signed up for your county`s emergency alert system.
Familiarize yourself with your emergency plan and make sure you
listen to emergency services. Visit ready.gov/plan for more
information.

A red flag warning is issued when we identify weather conditions
that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life-threatening.
This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions are either
occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to have multiple
ways to receive information from authorities.

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Fire Weather Watch – strong winds, low humidity

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
359 AM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024

CAZ280>282-ORZ623-312300-
/O.NEW.KMFR.FW.A.0013.240801T2100Z-240802T0300Z/
Western Klamath National Forest-
Central Siskiyou County Including Shasta Valley-Shasta-
Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County-
Southern Oregon Cascades-
359 AM PDT Wed Jul 31 2024

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 280, 281, 282, AND 623...

...Critical Fire weather conditions possible Thursday afternoon
and evening...

...A short wave will move along the eastern side of the high
pressure over the region. This will cause a tightening of the
pressure gradient and will enhance the winds Thursday afternoon.
With the hot, dry, conditions of the ridge dominating, these winds
will result in locally critical conditions...

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Fire Weather
Watch, which is in effect from Thursday afternoon through
Thursday evening.

* IMPACTS...any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
  Outdoor burning is not recommended.

* AFFECTED AREA...In CAZ280...Fire weather zone 280.In CAZ281...
  Fire weather zone 281.In CAZ282...Fire weather zone 282.In
  ORZ623...Fire weather zone 623.

* WIND...Sustained 10 to 15 mph, with gusts up to 25 mph.

* HUMIDITY...8 to 15 percent.

* DETAILEDURL...View the hazard area in detail at
  https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If you have not packed your evacuation kit yet, now is the time
to do so. This includes items like important documents and
essentials you cannot live without. Fill your vehicle`s fuel
tank. Visit ready.gov/kit for more information.


Plan now to avoid using equipment that could cause sparks during
the period when critical weather conditions are possible. Visit
weather.gov/medford/wildfire for links to fire restrictions in
your area.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible during the valid watch time. These conditions could
promote the rapid spread of wildfires which could become life-
threatening. Check weather.gov/medford for forecast updates and a
possible upgrade of the this watch to a Red Flag Warning.

Fire weather advisory late in the week

Weather West Mod2 hours ago edited

Increasing risk of some potential dry lightning across central/northern CA heading into the coming weekend, coupled with another major/prolonged (though probably not extreme) heatwave. This will lead to greatly increased fire risk/behavior once again, with a combination of new lightning starts and aggressive plume-dominated fire activity (including pyroCbs again and all that entails). I would expect several major blow-ups on the Park Fire and Borel Fire in the coming days, and it could be come a “daily” thing as it did on the Dixie a couple of years back

Park Fire: AM, July 30 update

14% Contained 383,619 Acres 4 Counties: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama

Evacuation Information

Evacuation Orders and Warnings

Evacuation Maps

To see if you are in evacuation orders or warning zones, click on your county below.

Evacuation Orders:
BUT-BM-237, BUT-BM-236, BUT-BM-235, BUT-INS-244, BUT-PHI-240-A, BUT-COH-250, BUT-COH-251, BUT-COH-252, BUT-COH-253, BUT-FR-260, BUT-FR-261, BUT-CNE-312, BUT-CNE-317, DLS-66-B, TEH-466-C, PCK-468, PCK-474, PCK-476, PSR-478, PSR-480, PSR-482, TEH-470, TEH-496-B, TEH-496-C, TEH-498-B, TEH-498-C, TEH-500, TEH-694-B, TEH-694-C, TEH-696-A, TEH-696-B, TEH-720-B, TEH-726, TEH-728, TEH-732, TEH-734, TEH-736, TEH-852, TEH-854, TEH-856, TEH-858, TEH-882, TEH-882-A, TEH-882-B, , MAN-5000, MAN-5010, MAN-5020, MAN-5030, MAN-5040, MAN-5050, MAN-5060, SHI-5070-A, SHI-5070-B, SHI-5120-A, SHI-5140, SHI-5150, SHI-5170, SHI-5180, SHI-5190-B, SHI-5210, SHI-5220, SHI-5230, SHI-5240-A, SHI-5250, SHI-5260-A, SHI-5260-B, SHI-5340-A, SHI-5350-A

Evacuation Warnings
BUT-CH-149, BUT-CH-150, BUT-CH-120, BUT-PHI-240, BUT-PHI -241, BUT-INS-245, BUT-INS-246, BUT-MA-281, BUT-MA-282, BUT-MA-283, BUT-MA-286, BUT-ST-299, BUT-CNE-318, BUT-CSE-361, BUT-SE-363, BUT-CNE-317A, BUT-CNE-312A, BUT-FR-262, BUT-FR-263, BUT-FR-264, BUT-FR-265, BUT-FR-266, BUT-FR-267, BUT-FR-268, BUT-FR-269, BUT-FR-270, BUT-FR-271, BUT-FR-272, BUT-FR-273, BUT-318A, DLS-444, DLS-446, DLS-462, MAN-410, MAN-412, MAN-414, MAN-416, MAN-418, MAN-420, MAN-422, MAN-424, MAN-426, MAN-428, MAN-5010, MAN-5020, MAN-5030, MAN-5040, MAN-5050, MAN-5060, SHI-5070-A, TEH-448, TEH-408, TEH-694, TEH-694-A, TEH-730, TEH-840, TEH-850-A, SHI-5270, MIL-5280, OLD-5090, SHI-5080, SHI-5110, SHI-5130, SHI-5200-A, SHI-5320, SHI-5330-A, SHI-5335, SHI-5350-B, SHI-5370, SHI-5390, SHI-5400, SHI-5410, SHI-5420, SHI-5430, SHI-5440, SHI-5450, SHI-5460, SHI-5470, SHI-5480, SHI-5490, SHI-5500, SHI-5510, SHI-5520, SHI-5530, SHI-5540, COT-8990-A, PLU-040

Road Closures

  • Rock Creek Road/Cohasset
  • Traffic control point at Gypsum Street/Skyway
  • Traffic control point Highway 32/Bruce Road
  • Center Gap at Doe Mill
  • Doe Mill Road at Billups
  • 32/Yosemite
  • Skyway/Humboldt
  • Access to Upper Park at Wildwood
  • Highway 36 East at Manton Road to Highway 32
  • Highway 32 from Highway 36 to Bruce Road in Chico
  • Keefer/Hicks
  • Hicks/Oasis
  • Forks of the Butte Bridge
  • 99/Meridian
  • Meridian/Butte Tehama Line
  • Cohasset/Eaton

Evacuation Centers

Butte County

Neighborhood Church
2801 Notre Dame Blvd
Chico, CA 95928

Tehama County

Red Cross – Los Molinos Vet’s Hall
7980 Sherwood Blvd
Los Molinos, CA 96055

Evacuation Resource Center:

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
510 Jefferson St.
Red Bluff, CA 96080

  • Hours:
    • Saturday: 9AM to 6PM
    • Sunday: 11AM-6PM                             

Small Animal Shelters

Butte County

North Valley Animal Disaster Group: (8AM-9PM)

2279 Del Oro Ave
Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 895-0000

Tehama County

22005 Gilmore Ranch Road
Red Bluff, CA 96080
(8AM-5PM) 

Large Animal Shelters

Butte County

Camelot Equestrian Park
1985 Clark Road
Oroville, CA 95966

Tehama County

Ridgeway Park : (Self Service-provide your own set up and feed)
19725 Ridge Road
Red Bluff, CA 96080

Corning Rodeo Grounds at Estill C. Clark Park : (Self Service-provide your own set up and feed)
103 E Fig Lane
Corning, CA 96021

Park Fire: 360,000 acres, 12% containment

Per Daniel Swain at weatherwest.com: Park Fire is again gaining a pretty good heat signature on its eastern and northeastern flanks, and looks like it’s getting ready to throw a couple of pyroCu (though probably not pyroCb–not unstable enough) again this PM (some of this activity has apparently spotted across Hwy 32 recently). Yesterday was probably the best fire weather day we’re going to see for quite some time (potentially 10-14+ days). Today’s weather is still relatively favorable (cooler than average and not that windy), but temperatures and winds will both increase slowly through Wed and then heat will continue to increase thereafter for the foreseeable future, with a prolonged heatwave likely throughout the fire zone by early Aug. Hopefully crews can make a lot of progress along the western and southern flanks (as well as southeastern and northern portion near imminently threatened communities) in the next 24-48 hours before the weather really starts pushing this again aggressively in a few days.

AM update on Park Fire

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2024/7/24/park-fire

Park Fire

  • 12% Contained
  • 350,012 Acres
  • 4 Counties: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, Tehama

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Last Updated
07/28/2024 5:59 AM

Date Started
07/24/2024 2:52 PM

Location Information
Off Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, East of Chico

Latitude / Longitude
[39.7789,-121.76168]

Admin Unit
Unified Command: CAL FIRE Butte Unit, CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit and Lassen National Forest

Incident Management Team
CAL FIRE IMT 3 & CAL FIRE IMT 4

Cause
Arson

Reports
Prior status reports

Status Update

Situation Summary

Lower temperatures and higher humidity have reduced fire activity. Fire continues to progress through multiple drainages. 

The fire is burning in grass, brush, mixed timber, and dead vegetation.

Damage inspection teams are working to identify structures that have been damaged or destroyed. Preliminary Aerial Structure Assessment showed over 100 structures impacted. Now Damage Inspection (DINS) is on the ground and have confirmed 20 structures have been destroyed. These numbers will fluctuate over the coming days as they asses the damage.