Breaking: View Fire in Shasta County sparked by human activity on Sep. 6

Published Sep 7, 2025 #Crestview fire

First discovered: 7:26 p.m. Sep. 6

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: View

A new wildfire was reported today at 7:26 p.m. in Shasta County, California.

View Fire has been burning on private land. Human action is thought as the cause of the wildfire, yet there is no information regarding the exact action that caused it. At present, there are no details on the containment of the fire.

Historic data

NIFC statistics for 2024 show that 8,011 fires in California were caused by humans, resulting in 990,939 acres of wildland burned.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center