Update: Hat Fire in Shasta County – May 25 status

Published May 25, 2026 #Hat fire

Updated: 1:40 p.m. May 25

First discovered: 2 hours ago, 11:39 a.m. May 25

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Hat

Hat Fire initially started today at 11:39 a.m. at in Shasta County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for two hours. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center