Update: Yellow Fire in Shasta County – Aug. 1 status

Published Aug 1, 2025 #Yellow fire

Updated: 11:32 a.m. Aug. 1

First discovered: 2 hours ago, 9:17 a.m. Aug. 1

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Yellow

Yellow Fire initially started today at 9:17 a.m. in Shasta County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for two hours. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center