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Park Fire Update: Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 2

Incident Commander John Truett

Size: 429,603 acres 

Start Date: July 24, 2024

Containment: 98 percent

Total Personnel: 577

Resources: 1 helicopter, 14 crews, 13 engines, 15 dozers, 31 water tenders, 6 masticators, 7 chippers, 22 excavators, 9 feller bunchers, 12 skidsteers, 3 log loaders, 1 processor, 1 backhoe, 5 road graders

CURRENT SITUATION: Fire suppression activities often damage or clog culverts. This can occur as easily as dozers crushing ends of culverts or hand-crews filling catch basins with brush as they construct fireline. Repairing damaged culverts falls to the roads group. They are working along highways and forest roads to repair damage like this, which if left undone, could risk the integrity of the road and safety of those who travel it. Crews open crushed culverts and remove brush, ash, sediment and rocks clogging catch basins or culverts. To reflect the progress of repair activities by the roads, hazard-tree and supression-repair groups working on federal lands, the public information map has been modified to show where the work is being done and the completion status. For examples of firefighters working on fire suppression repair, including photos and videos, refer to the Lassen National Forest Facebook Page: facebook.com/LassenNF.

WEATHER & FIRE SAFETY: Temperatures will continue to rise into the weekend. No significant precipitation is forecast at this time, and humidity levels remain extremely low. It will not be uncommon for smoke tendrils evolving from isolated stumps, logs or snags in the fire boundary to be visible from roads. This will continue until a season-ending precipitation event but does not pose a threat to containment lines and should not cause alarm. Outside the fire perimeter, fuel load, including grass, brush and timber, is very dry and ready to burn. Any new fires would be difficult to control. Please ensure you are continuing to be diligent in your use of equipment which can be an ignition source for these fuels. 

FOREST CLOSURE: Lassen National Forest lands, roads, and trails near the fire are temporarily closed. Individuals are responsible for knowing where they are in relation to the closure area. Keep our firefighters and yourselves safe by abiding by the closure order. If you are recreating on your public lands, be prepared and view Forest Order No. 06-24-07 and map here: fs.usda.gov/alerts/lassen/alerts-notices.

FIRE RESTRICTIONS: Know before you go! Fire restrictions are in effect within the Lassen National Forest. For details, view Forest Order No. 06-24-04 here: fs.usda.gov/alerts/lassen/alerts-notices. Find links to other land management agencies’ fire restrictions in the Park Fire Information Linktree (URL and QR code below).

Park Fire Information (Southwest CIMT 2): 530-414-9298  | 2024.park@firenet.gov               

Park Fire Information (CAL FIRE): 530-529-9233

Park Fire Linktree (fire information website links): linktr.ee/park_fire