UPDATE: District Fire Evacuations Downgraded; Grove Fire Prompts Evacuation

UPDATE: District Fire evacuations downgraded; Grove Fire prompts evacuation

OROVILLE — With the District Fire burning Friday afternoon, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders in the Palermo area that were downgraded three hours later with the wildfire’s progress stopped. Meanwhile, the Grove Fire at Grimey Gulch Road in Bangor prompted an evacuation order. Evacuation orders for BUT-PAL-867 and BUT-OSE-834 were downgraded to warnings, and warnings for BUT-OSE-826, BUT-OSE-832 and BUT-OSE-835 were lift…

District Fire: 44 acres, 65% contained, all evacuation warnings lifted

A vegetation fire called the District Fire has ignited in Palermo, covering 15 to 20 acres. One evacuation order has been issued.