Park Fire: California's first fire to reach 100,000+ acres since 2021

(FOX40.COM) -- The Park Fire, burning successful Butte and Tehama counties, is drafting thousands of unit and resources to support adjacent communities.

The Park Fire began astir 3 p.m. connected Wednesday successful Upper Bidwell Park eastbound of Chico by a man who pushed a burning car down an embankment into the park, according to CAL FIRE and the Butte County District Attorney's Office.

For up to day evacuation details, roadworthy closures and occurrence accusation sojourn the Park Fire incidental page.

An evacuation halfway has been acceptable up successful Chico astatine Neighborhood Church, 2801 Notre Dame Blvd. Those with animals tin besides find structure astatine either 2279 Del Oro successful Oroville (small animals), oregon 1985 Clark Road successful Oroville (large animals).

Images of the Park Fire from the Sacramento Valley. (AlertCalifornia)

Butte County residents tin dial 2-1-1 for accusation astir the Park Fire, portion radical extracurricular of Butte County tin dial 1-866-916-3566 for information.

The Park Fire is present the largest California wildfire since the 2021 occurrence play and the archetypal to scope 100,000+ acres since 2021.