Park Fire reaches 34% containment but activity expected to increase

Firefighters got a jump on fighting the massive Park Fire over the weekend, increasing containment to 34% by Monday morning, but the blaze’s activity is expected to increase this week due to hot and dry weather.

The fire, which has been burning for close to two weeks, has charred 401,740 acres across Butte and Tehama counties as of 8:17 a.m. Monday. It is the fourth-largest wildfire in California’s recorded history.

Over the weekend, the spread of the fire slowed and was slightly helped by mild precipitation...