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Park Fire Update: Sunday, September 8, 2024

Southwest Complex Incident Management Team 2

Incident Commander John Truett

Size: 429,603 acres 

Start Date: July 24, 2024

Containment: 99 percent

Total Personnel: 575

Resources: 1 helicopter, 9 crews, 8 engines, 7 dozers, 23 water tenders, 1 masticators, 3 chippers, 13 excavators, 3 feller bunchers, 6 skidders, 2 log loaders, 1 backhoe, 5 road graders

CURRENT SITUATION: Specific things needing repair during the fire-suppression repair phase are called repair points. Identification of repair points begins immediately during the suppression phase and continues after containment. Examples of repair points currently being addressed on Lassen National Forest lands include fences plowed through by dozers, helipads and drop points leveled into the landscape, culverts blocked or crushed, and stream crossings rutted by heavy equipment. The public information map identifies and shows the current repair status of each repair point. Of the 397 repair points identified to date, more than 150 have been completed and inspected. View the most recent public information map on the incident’s InciWeb page: tinyurl.com/2s4y693x.

The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)—a commonwealth of the United States—has been providing the Park Fire with two crews from the island of Saipan. CNMI Crews 36 and 32 were reassigned to assist the Bear Fire after working several days with the Roads Group. Of the 29 Saipan crew members, 14 are full-time professional firefighters and 15 are civilians trained in wildland firefighting. The crews are in the continental United States for a minimum 60-day assignment to gain additional experience in wildland firefighting.

WEATHER & FIRE SAFETY: Today will be slightly cooler than yesterday, a trend that will continue throughout the week. Winds will start out fairly calm and increase through the day, but gusts will remain below 20 mph. Wisps of smoke may occasionally be visible from roads or populated areas, but containment lines are in no way threatened by these isolated, smoldering stumps, logs, or snags. Hazy, smoky skies are the result of fires in other states. Get air-quality information for your area and view a smoke map here: tinyurl.com/ypkfbkyn. 

FOREST CLOSURE: Parts of Lassen National Forest lands, roads, and trails near the fire are temporarily closed for the safety of the public and firefighters. Individuals are responsible for knowing where they are in relation to the closure area. 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: Fire restrictions remain in effect throughout the area. For details, view Forest Order No. 06-24-04 here: fs.usda.gov/alerts/lassen/alerts-notices. Find links to other land management agencies’ 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 Linktree (fire information website links): linktr.ee/park_fire