Updated: 3:30 p.m. May 25

First discovered: 3 hours ago, 12:17 p.m. May 25

Initial location: Tuolumne County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Red

Red Fire initially started today at 12:17 p.m. in in Tuolumne County, California.

It has been burning on private land for three hours. Human activity is thought to be the cause of this fire, although the precise action that caused it remains unidentified. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire.

Historic data

According to NIFC statistics for 2024, human-caused fires in California totaled 8,011, scorching 990,939 acres of wildland.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center