Updated: 11:24 a.m. Sep. 8

First discovered: 42 hours ago, 5:18 p.m. Sep. 6

Initial location: Trinity County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Wood

Wood Fire initially started 5:18 p.m. Sep. 6 in Trinity County, California.

After being active for 42 hours, it has burned 2.1 acres of federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Human involvement is suspected as the cause of this fire, but there is no information regarding the specific activity that set it off. At present, details about the containment of the fire are unknown.

Historic data

NIFC statistics for 2024 show that 8,011 fires in California were caused by humans, resulting in 990,939 acres of wildland burned.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center