Breaking: Coal Fire in Shasta County sparked by human activity on June 1

Published Jun 2, 2025 #Coal fire

First discovered: 6:09 p.m. June 1

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Coal

A new wildfire was reported today at 6:09 p.m. in Shasta County.

Coal Fire has been burning on private land. Human involvement is believed to have triggered this wildfire, although details about the exact activity that triggered it are unknown. At present, there are no details 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