The Park Fire burned into its 14th day north of Chico and prompted new mandatory evacuation orders in Tehama County as the wildfire continued to spread overnight with low humidity.
The Park Fire, as of Tuesday morning, has burned a total of 414,042 acres (646 square miles), and containment of the wildfire remained 34%, according to Cal Fire. The fire has burned more than 361,000 acres in Tehama County and nearly 53,000 acres in Butte County. The wildfire has also affected areas in Plumas and Shasta counties.
As expected, drier and hotter weather on Monday increased fire activity on the northeast portion of the wildfire burning in Tehama County. Cal Fire Chief Erich Schawb, head of night operations on the Park Fire, said the blaze “did get up and make a run” on Monday into Tuesday morning, burning roughly 13,000 acres.
Cal Fire Incident Commander Billy See said the fire grew about 13,000 acres in 24 hours; 10,000 of those acres burned from about 5 p.m. Monday until about 5 a.m. Tuesday. He asked fire crews to focus on the dangers of wildland firefighting.