• 10% Contained
• 350,012 Acres
• 2 Counties: Butte, Tehama

348,000 acres, advancing on NW, N, and NE flanks. 9% containment. Watch for evacuation warnings and advisories.

Given how fast this thing is growing, check for updates frequently if you are anywhere within 150 miles of this.

More updates as it gets light.

Park Fire now N of 36, Shingletown under mandatory evacuation. Daniel Swain has coverage.
https://www.youtube.com/live/gKXR4EwvArM

Now encroaching on the Tehema Wildlife Area. Shingletown and Anderson need to start paying close attention–there’s no immediate danger, but it could threaten in a few days.

Bearing North and Northeast moving into timber. Easily over 200,000 acres now.

Wildfire evacuations are looming large in the news. From the local Shelly fire in Scott Valley to the unfolding wildfire near Chico, which stands at over 164,000 acres. There are over 1.2 million acres burning in Oregon and Washington while in California, over 200,000 acres. California has burned more than three times the five-year average! Wildfire season has arrived with an explosive presence. We all need to be ready at a moment’s notice. There is so much you can do to be ready and seeing how the Park fire out of Chico exploded, we need to be immediately ready.

When it is time to evacuate your home, being prepared can remove a significant amount of stress. You will know what to do, you will know where to go, you will know how to get there, you will have the things you need to live for a while and, above all, you will know how to keep yourself and your family safe. You can even know how to help your neighbor! Too many disasters in other parts of the State have had less than positive results. Please don’t let that happen to you.

Do you live with someone that will require more time or special attention? Way too often, seniors, people living with disabilities, those that struggle with understanding English, and other vulnerable populations are the people with the most difficult time evacuating during a disaster. Please visit the site immediately below for considerations for a host of considerations for vulnerable citizens and things that can be done ahead of time and at the time of an evacuation.

https://www.ready.gov/disability

Please get yourself and your family ready for an emergency. Have a firesafe week.

If you have yet to sign up for Ready Siskiyou here is the link: Ready Siskiyou: https://www.smart911.com/smart911/ref/login.action

Evacuation Plan Checklist: https://www.readyforwildfire.org/…/pre-evacuation…/

Emergency Supply Kit: https://www.readyforwildfire.org/…/emergency-supply-kit/

Evacuation Warnings and Orders: https://news.caloes.ca.gov/know-the-difference-what…/

For other Disaster and Emergency Information:

211 Disaster/Emergency Info: https://211norcal.org/siskiyou/

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/cal-fire-aids-chico-fire-in-battling-40-acre-blaze-at-upper-bidwell-park#

CHICO, Calif. — Multiple evacuation orders and warnings have been issued in Butte and Tehama counties due to a fire burning 120,312 acres.

According to Cal Fire arson investigators and the Butte County District Attorney’s Office, a subject was seen pushing a car that was on fire into a gully near the Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park shortly before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. They say the fire spread from the vehicle to nearby vegetation and ignited the Park Fire. One man, identified as a 42-year-old Chico man, was arrested in connection to starting the fire.

As of 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 25, Cal Fire says the Park Fire has grown to 120,312 acres with 3% containment.