Update: Tuft Fire in Siskiyou County – Aug. 27 status

Published Aug 27, 2025 #Tuft fire

Updated: 1:54 p.m. Aug. 27

First discovered: 2 hours ago, 10:58 a.m. Aug. 27

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Tuft

Tuft Fire initially started today at 10:58 a.m. in Siskiyou County, California and it is a part of SKU LATE AUGUST LIGHTNING COMPLEX fire.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for two hours. Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center