According to Cal Fire, there are 507 engines and 6,627 total personnel in the area. Twenty-five engines came from Texas, 10 from Utah and one from Nevada, and an engineer from Arizona also joined t…
After a 24-hour shift at the Park Fire, Ventura firefighter Jackson Dunn cools off with some water at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds before catching some sleep Wednesday Aug. 8, 2024, in Chico, California. CHICO – William Schimb came straight from fighting the Gold Complex Fire in the Plumas National Forest to battle the Park Fire.
Cal Fire-Butte County Public Information Officer Rick Carhart, right, checks in with a fire crew Ventura after a shift Wednesday Aug. 8, 2024, at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, California. With several closed roads, evacuation notices and hundreds of destroyed structures, the contribution of thousands of firefighters has helped protect Butte, Plumas, Shasta and Tehama counties.
Looking at the damage this fire has caused, he is reminded of the Dixie Fire from 2022. But working with the Ventura crew, made up of 20 individuals, relieves the tension. Originally from San Luis Obispo County, de la Torre moved to New Jersey around 2010. After being unable to enter the fire services in the East Coast due to age standards, she returned to California.
Cal Fire-Butte County PIO Rick Carhart said firefighters follow a routine: showing up to the fairground before 7 a.m., meeting with a team leader, gathering supplies and getting breakfast. After coming back from a long shift, fire crews make a stop at the fueling station in the fairground, provided by the InterState Oil Company, supplying fuel and engines through emergency services.
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