Park Fire

After leaving Chico for two decades, the comedian DNA is back in town and teaching comedy at the Blue Room Theatre. Also, Gov. Gavin Newsom yesterday announced a new initiative to push local jurisdictions to meet performance goals to reduce homelessness, and the Butte County Board of Supervisors approved a budget adjustment of more than $800,000 to help recovery from the Park and Thompson fires.

A majority of the area’s watershed was burned by the Park Fire. Storm runoff from the burn scar swelled Chico’s creeks during this season’s storms, but it’s also providing a way for experts to understand how burn scars affect the region’s waterways.

In the years since the COVID-19 pandemic, California public schools have been receiving less funding from the state. In Plumas County, a district says it will have to lay off staff to account for the shortfall. Also, storm runoff from the Park Fire burn scar is helping experts understand how wildfires affect the region’s waterways, and a North State congressman is voicing his disapproval of a new national monument in California.

Since last year's Park Fire, many areas of Upper Bidwell Park have been closed as crew work to remove dead and hazardous trees. Now, the city is working on the last area before fully reopening the park.

Arson arrests have been on the rise over the last decade. Butte County officials say that's due to better investigations aided by surveillance cameras.

County supervisors voted to extend a deadline for property owners to apply for debris removal after the Park and Thompson fires.

Debris from the Park Fire can create landslides which can cause flash floods. Some areas in Butte and Tehama counties are at risk this winter. Here’s what residents need to know to prepare.

The Park Fire burn scar will increase the risk of flooding in some Chico neighborhoods.

Friday marked six years since the Camp Fire devastated many communities in Butte County. NSPR has been speaking with those aiding in recovery. In today’s interview, community organizer Teri Rubiolo shares her experience living and working in Concow. Also, an unknown number of unhoused individuals are being relocated after Redding city officials filed a police report against No Boundaries Transitional Housing and ended its contract with the homeless aid organization, and Measure H is set to pass according to preliminary election results. If it does, more than $40 million will be generated for the general fund. Yesterday, county supervisors discussed where the funds will go.

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.