Update: Sugar Fire in Shasta County – Aug. 4 status

Published Aug 5, 2026 #Sugar fire

Updated: 6:03 p.m. Aug. 4

First discovered: 2 hours ago, 4:03 p.m. Aug. 4

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Sugar

Sugar Fire initially started today at 4:03 p.m. in Shasta County, California.

It has been burning on private land for two hours. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center