Updated: 12:48 p.m. Sep. 1

First discovered: 11:01 a.m. Sep. 1

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Highway

Highway Fire initially started today at 11:01 a.m. in Shasta County, California.

It has burned 0.3 acres of private land. Human action is thought as the cause of this wildfire, although there is no information regarding the exact activity that ignited it. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire.

Historic data

In 2024, California witnessed 8,011 fires caused by humans, as reported by NIFC, which burned 990,939 acres of wildland.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center