Incident Update SKU Late August Lightning Complex
- Date:
- 08/27/2025
- Time:
- 6:22 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- SKU Late August Lightning Complex
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-08-25
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- SKU Unit Headquarters
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Siskiyou
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Siskiyou Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 113
- Containment
- 70%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
CAL FIRE Continues to respond to multiple new lightning fires. Siskiyou Unit has a total of 34 lightning fires from this recent lightning storm.
Battalion 1 Scott Valley-
* Piney- .01 acre, Contained. Patrol Status
* Coyote- .1 acre, Contained. Patrol Status
* Montana- .1 acre Contained. Patrol Status
* Cherry- .1 acre Contained. Patrol Status
* Bear- 11 acres, Staffed with 2 Engines and 1 Hand Crew
* East - .1 acres, Staffed with 2 Engines and 1 Dozer
Battalion 2 Shasta Valley:
* Foster- .03 acre Contained. Patrol Status
* Scarface- .2 acre Contained. Patrol Status
* Bushy- .01 acre Contained. Patrol Status
* Long- .01 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Louie- .01 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Upland- 3.2 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Cottonwood- .01 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* York- 85 acres, 95 % Contained, Staffed with 1 Engine and 1 Hand crew, continuing mop up
* Ball- .01 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Owen - .01 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Beswick- .01 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Antelope- .5 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Creek- .14 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Rock- .01 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Short- .2 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Moore- .01 acres Contained. Patrol Status
* Borrow- 2.98 acres Contained, Patrol Status
* Davis- .05 acres Contained, Patrol Status.
* Scarface- .1 acres Contained, Patrol Status.
* Lime- .1 acres Contained, Patrol Status.
* Guys- .01 acres, staffed with 1 Engine, 1 Hand Crew and 1 Helicopter
* Mahogany- .1 acres Contained, Patrol Status.
Battalion 3 Weed Macdoel: 1 New Fire
* Brownell- 4.8 acres Contained, Staffed with 1 Engine.
* Slough- 5 acres Contained. 2 Engines and 1 Water Tender for mop up
* Mussolini- .05 acres, 1 Engine for mop up.
* Juniper- .33 acres Contained, Patrol status.
Battalion 4 McCloud Pondosa: 2 Fire
* Mcnab- .17 acre Contained. Patrol Status
* Grade- 4 acre Contained. Staffed with 2 Engine, 2 Hand Crews, 3 Water Tenders and 2 Dozers. Heavy mop up in timber.
* Timber- ¼ acre Contained. Patrol Status
* Tuft- .1 acres, Staffed with 1 Engines
Red Flags for thunderstorms remain in effect till this evening for abundant lightning on dry fuels in Siskiyou County.
Stay Alert and Stay Prepared!
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 5
- Water Tenders
- 3
- Helicopters
- 1
- Dozers
- 2
- Hand Crews
- 2
- Other
- 22
- Total Personnel
- 86