Update: Ridge Fire in Shasta County – Aug. 27 status

Published Aug 28, 2025 #Black ridge fire

Updated: 5:52 p.m. Aug. 27

First discovered: 3 hours ago, 2:17 p.m. Aug. 27

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Ridge

Ridge Fire initially started today at 2:17 p.m. in Shasta County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three hours. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center