Breaking: Cliff Fire in Siskiyou County sparked by human activity on May 17

Published May 17, 2025 #Cliff fire

First discovered: 2:05 p.m. May 17

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Cliff

A new wildfire was reported today at 2:05 p.m. in Siskiyou County.

Cliff Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Human involvement is suspected as the cause of this wildfire, yet there is no information regarding the exact action that sparked it. 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