Northern California blaze now 6th-largest wildfire in state history

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Northern California blaze now 6th-largest wildfire in state history

Cooler temperatures over the weekend moderated flames and allowed firefighters to gain more containment on the Park ***** that has continued to grow and on Monday became the sixth-largest wildfire in California history.

The Park *****, as of Monday morning, has burned a total of 368,256 acres (or 575 square-miles), and 12% of the wildfire had been contained, according to

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. The ***** has burned more than 315,000 acres in Tehama County and nearly 53,000 acres in Butte County. The wildfire has also impacted areas in Plumas and Shasta counties.

“The ***** stayed active well into the night, especially on the ridges and upper slopes,” according to a

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. “During the early morning hours an increase in humidity caused the ***** activity to moderate. Through the night, smoke blanketed the ***** area, also causing some dampening of the activity.”

Southwest winds were expected on Monday, along with low moisture, Cal ***** officials said. That will be a factor in increased ***** activity throughout the day.

Cal ***** reported the Park ***** had destroyed 109 structures and damaged five others since the wildfire started Wednesday afternoon in Upper Bidwell Park near Chico. The ***** was still threatening about 4,200 other structures. No fatalities or injuries have been reported.

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An Erickson Aero Tanker drops ***** retardant on the Park ***** that on Monday July 29, 2024, became the became the sixth-largest wildfire in California history.

Thick wildfire smoke on Saturday and into Sunday morning blocked sunlight and lowered temperatures in the area, making it easier for firefighters to gain ground on the blaze. But some of that smoke had dissipated by Sunday afternoon.

“The sun’s come out, we’re starting to get some solar heating, and we’re also getting increased winds in the upper canyons,”

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said in a Sunday afternoon briefing. “We are experiencing some challenges along the (Highway) 32 corridor.”

Over the weekend, the Park ***** spread quickly through the

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, about 20 miles east of the town of Red Bluff. Cal ***** officials said the cooler weather allowed firefighters the chance to actively combat the ***** outside of the National Forest lands, aiming to safeguard communities.

Firefighters continued to engage offensively, when it’s safe to do so, on various parts of the ***** to build direct containment line, reinforce containment lines and begin conduct “mop-up” to search for smoldering spots that could reignite, Cal ***** said.

Officials are using ***** Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System Program aircraft to assess the ***** and map the acreage. The amount of acres burned is updated periodically.

***** Captain Robert Foxworthy guides us through the challenges firefighters are facing on the

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. From dense fuels and rugged terrain to unpredictable weather, our dedicated crews, dozers, and aircraft are working around the clock on building containment. If you receive an…

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On Monday, the Park ***** moved into the sixth spot for the

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. The Park ***** surpassed the LNU Lightning Complex *****, which was caused by lightning and arson in August 2020, and burned 363,220 acres in Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Yolo, Lake and Colusa. The 2020 wildfire also caused sixth deaths and destroyed 1,491 structures, according to Cal *****.

The August Complex *****, which burned 1.032 million acres in Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Glenn, Lake and Colusa counties, is the largest in California history. The wildfire, which started in August 2020, led to one ****** and destroyed 935 structures.

The Park ***** is

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. The wildfire started on Wednesday in Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico.

Ronnie Stout, 42, of Chico was

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. Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said Stout on Wednesday afternoon pushed a burning car down a gully near Alligator *****, a swimming ***** at Upper Bidwell Park. Ramsey said the flames quickly spread and started the Park *****.

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Flames from the Park ***** climb an embankment northeast of Red Bluff in Tehama County, Calif., on Saturday. The 357,341-acre blaze was 12% contained Sunday owing largely to a brief break in hot, dry weather conditions, according to the California Department of Forestry and ***** Protection.

Mark Brunton, Cal ***** operations Sections chief, called it “a good win for us” when describing firefighting efforts over the weekend to protect the small community of

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. Paynes Creek has a population of nearly 40 people, according to the Census Reporter.

“The ***** did ***** across (Highway) 36 and threaten the community of Paynes Creek,” Brunton said during the Sunday afternoon briefing. “They had no other losses in there. They’re making good progress.”

Brunton said they started seeing on Sunday afternoon more increased ***** activity with flames burning in northeastly direction along the Highway 32 corridor on the eastern side of the Park *****. He said those flames were moving into heavier vegetation northeast of the Butte Meadows area.

“We have dozers, crews and engines and aircraft making a direct ******* on that as best they can,” Brunton said. “It’s starting to move into some rugged terrain, heavy fuels (vegetation), which makes it more of a challenge for our folks to ******* that.”

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