Janice R. Andrews
At 400,956 acres, the Park Fire is now the fourth-largest wildfire in California history. As on Saturday morning, 564 structures had been destroyed and 50 had been damaged, according to the most recent update from Cal Fire.
According to Cal Fire, “the Park Fire has been extremely active over the last 24 hours.” The fire area’s vegetation has less moisture due to the hot, dry weather. The fire has continued to burn through the night due to atmospheric instability.”
The Park Fire, which is consuming Butte, Plumas, Shasta, and Tehama counties, is presently 27% controlled. The SCU Lightning Complex, which destroyed 225 houses in the Northern San Joaquin Valley and the broader Bay Area in August 2020 after burning 396,624 acres, has since been eclipsed by this enormous wildfire.
“Workers are constructing containment lines with good efficiency. Nevertheless, the report stated that firefighters are still aggressively putting out fires across a distance of 175 miles. “Hot temperatures are expected through the weekend and into Sunday, increasing the chance for active fire behavior and long-range spotting.”
The National Interagency Fire Center reports that as of Friday, 94 sizable wildfires were blazing across many states and that 28 orders for evacuation had been issued. There are large flames raging in Oregon, Idaho, Washington, Utah, Montana, Arizona, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Nevada in addition to California.
