The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

Cal Fire said the Park Fire was the result of suspected arson and ignited around 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Upper Bidwell Park area, about four miles northeast of Chico's city center, in Butte County.

The map shows structures, including homes, destroyed in several communities, including Campbellville, Forest Ranch, Cohasset ...

The Park Fire, while massive in size, is nowhere near the scale of California's largest fire, the August Complex Fire. The fire burned 1,032,648 acres from Aug. 16 through Nov. 11, 2020.

Flames quickly grow as firefighters set a backfire on the eastern front of the Park Fire, which has grown to 360,141 acres and is 12 percent contained, on July 28, 2024 near Chico, California.

Madre Fire map: Evacuations for California’s largest wildfire of 2025 The Park Fire was reported shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday in Upper Bidwell Park, the California Department of Forestry and ...

The Park Fire has burned over 390,000 acres After weeks with temperatures in triple-digits the fire grew rapidly. “In well less than 12 hours the fire grew to 45,000 acres,” said Carhart.

Latest map of California's Park Fire shows a monstrous wildfire By Amy Graff , Senior News Editor Updated July 28, 2024 7:03 a.m. Map of the Park Fire as of Saturday, July 27, 2024.

This blaze, near Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico, ignited just before 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Cal Fire said, before it spread and triggered both mandatory orders and evacuation warnings for ...

A new map from Cal Fire identifies homes and other structures that were destroyed in California’s Park Fire and includes photographs of the damaged buildings. The map also indicates which ...

Park Fire burns over 160,000 acres in two days After weeks with temperatures in triple-digits the fire grew rapidly. “In well less than 12 hours the fire grew to 45,000 acres,” said Carhart.