Update: Canal Fire in Siskiyou County – Aug. 26 status

Published Aug 27, 2025 #Rd 600 / madera canal fire

Updated: 8:41 p.m. Aug. 26

First discovered: Less than an hour ago, 8:14 p.m. Aug. 26

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Canal

Canal Fire initially started today at 8:14 p.m. in Siskiyou County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management for less than an hour. At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center