Update: Cade Fire in Siskiyou County – May 21 status

Published May 22, 2026 #Cascade fire

Updated: 8:34 p.m. May 21

First discovered: 3 hours ago, 5:32 p.m. May 21

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Cade

Cade Fire initially started today at 5:32 p.m. in in Siskiyou County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three hours. There is no information on the containment of the fire and its cause remains undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center