Incident Update SKU Late August Lightning Complex
- Date:
- 08/25/2025
- Time:
- 5:44 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
- Siskiyou Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 100
- Containment
- 40%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Battalion 1 Scott Valley- 2 Total Fires
*Bear- 11 acres south side of Hwy 3 near Mineral Springs, between Fort Jones and Forest Mountain. The fire is burning in heavy timber and oak woodland with difficult access in steep terrain. Resources assigned are 4 hand crews, 2 Dozers, multiple engines, 2 Water Tenders and 2 type 1 helicopters. Resources are currently working to control and contain the incident.
Battalion 2 Shasta Valley: 17 Total Fires
* 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, Fire Suppression Repair, Patrol Status
* 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
* Slough- 10 acres, burning in grass and brush at a moderate rate of spread
Battalion 3 Weed Macdoel: 1 Total Fire
* Juniper- .33 acres Contained,1 Engine, 1 Water Tender, 1 dozer assigned. Fire burned in a 300 ft long land clearing pile of junipers. Extensive mop up is required
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag warning for Siskiyou County for abundant lightning on dry fuels
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 20
- Water Tenders
- 4
- Helicopters
- 2
- Dozers
- 4
- Hand Crews
- 6
- Other
- 10
- Total Personnel
- 167