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Park officials cited concerns that the Park Fire could encroach upon the national park's western side, including Manzanita Lake and park headquarters in the community of Mineral. [56] The fire did not burn into the park itself, which partially reopened on August 17. [57] The closed portion of California State Route 32 reopened on August 15. [58]
On Monday, the Park Fire moved into the sixth spot for the 20 largest wildfires in California History. The Park Fire surpassed the LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which was caused by lightning and ...
The Sites Fire burns in Colusa County, California, as seen by a Cal Fire camera on Saint John Mountain shortly after 3:15 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2024. Cal Fire officials said the fire was spreading ...
He noted fire crews are working to hold the fire south of California Highway 36. The fire has forced road closures and mandatory evacuations in Butte County, where the state’s deadliest wildfire ...
The growth of the Park fire amid steady winds and hot temperatures has been dramatic. It is now the 12th-largest in California history, and still "growing by leaps and bounds."
The park contains over 87,000 acres (35,000 ha), making it the largest state park in northern California, and the second-largest in the state (after Anza-Borrego Desert State Park). Managed within its boundaries is a designated wilderness area of about 22,000 acres (8,900 ha).
The Rim Fire consumed more than 250,000 acres (100,000 ha) of forest near Yosemite National Park, in 2013. This is a partial and incomplete list of wildfires in the US state of California. California has dry, windy, and often hot weather conditions from spring through late autumn that can produce moderate to severe wildfires.
The Park Fire, raging in Butte and Tehama counties, continued to chew through the Northern California wilderness Friday, crossing the 200,000-acre threshold that evening as more than 1,600 ...