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.

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Medford OR
958 AM PDT Thu Jul 25 2024


CAZ280-282-284-260400-
/O.EXA.KMFR.FW.W.0015.240725T2000Z-240726T0400Z/
Western Klamath National Forest-Shasta-
Trinity National Forest in Siskiyou County-
Siskiyou County from the Cascade Mountains East and South to Mt
Shasta-
958 AM PDT Thu Jul 25 2024

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FOR STRONG GUSTY WIND AND LOW RH FOR FIRE
WEATHER ZONES 280, 282, AND 284...

The National Weather Service in Medford has issued a Red Flag
Warning, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT
this evening.

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

* AFFECTED AREA...Eastern zone 280 including the Scott and Salmon
  Mountains and portions of the Scott Valley. Also zones 282 and
  284 in southeast Siskiyou County.

* WIND...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY...10 to 15 percent.

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

Dr. Daniel Swain

@Weather_West

#ParkFire is continuing to grow rapidly and exhibit extreme behavior/exotic phenomena in its plume, including strong rotation/vortices and supercell-like structure. It is affecting primarily rural areas attm, but will likely grow much larger given conditions. #CAwx #CAfire