The Park fire continued to grow on Saturday as containment also increased.
The fire has burned 400,956 acres as of Saturday morning, while containment has reached 27%, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Park Fire became the fourth largest wildfire in California history.
Evacuation warnings have been lifted in several zones in Shasta County, while authorities have downgraded evacuation orders in some zones to warnings, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office said.
All current evacuation warnings can be found at https://protect.genasys.com/search.
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Cal Fire said its latest count confirmed that 567 homes or other structures were destroyed in the fire, with 427 of them in Butte County. Of the 51 structures damaged by the Park Fire, 46 were in Butte County.
Damage inspection crews have completed 94% of their assessments, Cal Fire said.
Now that hot, dry weather has returned to the area, the containment lines that were built “are being tested. Spot fires and active fire behavior are expected to present challenges for fire crews in the coming days.
Storms are expected to continue today and may have broader coverage. Warmer temperatures, lower relative humidity and gusty winds can lead to critical fire behavior and plume development,” Cal Fire said in its report. In Shasta County, smoke from the Park Fire and other wildfires burning in the region damaged air quality on Saturday, pushing pollution levels into the moderate zone, according to AirNow.
This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: Park Fire is now more than 400,000 acres, the fourth largest in state history
