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The Park Fire is an active wildfire burning in Butte and Tehama counties in Northern California. [ 1] The fire ignited on July 24, allegedly due to arson, in Upper Bidwell Park adjacent to the city of Chico in Butte County. The fire defied initial suppression efforts and grew rapidly over the following days, burning into the Lassen foothills ...
Cal Fire reported the Park Fire had destroyed 109 structures and damaged five others since the wildfire started Wednesday afternoon in Upper Bidwell Park near Chico. The fire was still threatening ...
Coordinates: 39.769888°N 121.779156°W. Upper Park's nature, part of Bidwell Park. Bidwell Park is a municipal park located in Chico, California. The park was established July 10, 1905, through the donation by Annie Bidwell, widow of Chico's founder, John Bidwell, of approximately 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) of land to the City of Chico.
Perched on the edge of the ridge, it once offered cinematic views of Upper Bidwell Park to the left and Lassen Peak to the right. Fifteen years ago, the couple decided to marry on this spot.
The Park fire has now burned 350,000 acres in 72 hours, prompting evacuation orders for more than 26,000 people, Cal Fire reported. But the fire continues to grow and 361 structures have been ...
A man accused of starting the sixth-largest blaze in California history, the Park Fire, allegedly lit a car on fire near two popular swimming holes filled with people and pushed the vehicle down a ...
July 26, 2024 at 2:35 PM. Hector Amezcua/hamezcua@sacbee.com. In less than three days, the Park Fire has exploded to more than 160,000 acres, and satellite imagery shows its destruction across ...
Chico Community Observatory. / 39.771171; -121.782745. The Chico Community Observatory, also known as the Anita Ingrao Observatory, is a non-profit astronomical observatory owned and operated by Kiwanis Club of Greater Chico. It is located in Chico, California 's upper Bidwell Park. Entrance to the observatory is free as the facility operates ...