Park Fire

Host Dave Schlom is joined by Producer Matt Fidler as they travel up California Highway 36E to visit the communities of Mineral and Mill Creek.

Chico’s city council will discuss regulations around massage parlors. Also, the Butte County Fire Department is asking for residents’ help to improve wildfire preparedness, and Butte County is working with state agencies to remove hazardous household materials following the Quincy, Thompson and Park fires.

Autumn is quickly approaching but that doesn’t mean the danger of wildfires has lessened. In fact, this is an especially risky time. Also, a motel in Redding may become transitional housing for homeless residents, and Park Fire survivors can learn more about fire cleanup assistance at a meeting today.

The Chico City Council will review a draft of its response to the latest Grand Jury report at its meeting tomorrow. The report made recommendations on how the city could improve its response to homelessness. Also, the “Journey Home” program helps transport unhoused people in Redding back to friends or family elsewhere who can help support them, and CalMatters is coming to NSPR! Join us to learn about the statewide propositions on the ballot for the general election this November.

Mill Creek Resort was spared from the Park Fire. Still, its owner grieves some of the surrounding old growth forest that was likely lost. Also, Shasta County supervisors selected an interim resource management director at their meeting this week, and the cabaret "All is Fair in Love & War" is based on the director’s experiences with heartbreak.

The city of Chico has no contract to provide cooling center services while the city is under a heat advisory due to triple-digit heat. Negotiations with the nonprofit Safe Space have been stalled. That's despite the city initially telling NSPR the contract had been finalized. Also, at it's latest meeting, the city council criticized this year's grand jury report that focused heavily on the city's response to the homelessness crisis and is planning its response, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency added Afterthought Mine in Bella Vista to its Superfund National Priorities list yesterday.

The city of Chico is seeking judicial relief from Warren v. Chico. The case limits how the city can enforce its anti-camping laws in public spaces. Also, a heat advisory starts at 11 a.m. today due to triple-digit temperatures that will last through Friday, and Shasta County is participating in a pilot program aimed at increasing participation and diversity in jurors. It raises jurors pay from $15 to $100 per day.

Landowners, government organizations and local conservation groups are coming together to begin healing and protecting land burned by the Park Fire. They're working against the clock to prepare the land to weather a rainy winter.

The Butte County Board of Supervisors will consider several agenda items today related to Park Fire recovery efforts. Also, an Oroville man has been charged with multiple counts of arson after being arrested for starting the Thompson Fire in Butte County. The fire broke out in July near Oroville, and experts say California will likely see above-normal wildfire potential for the rest of peak fire season, which typically lasts through October.

Additional damage inspections were completed over the weekend for the Park Fire, increasing the number of buildings destroyed to 709. Also, a site that will contain 30 micro shelters for unhoused residents will open later this year in Oroville, and more on the origin story behind La Flor de Michoacán, the ice cream shop with the most locations in Chico.