Update: Shanks Fire in Placer County – Sep. 3 status

Published Sep 3, 2025 #Shanks fire

Updated: 3:10 p.m. Sep. 3

First discovered: 4 hours ago, 10:46 a.m. Sep. 3

Initial location: Placer County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Shanks

Shanks Fire initially started today at 10:46 a.m. in Placer County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for four hours. There is currently no information about the containment efforts for the fire and its cause remains unknown.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center