Update: Prescribed fire Gore Ranch in Shasta County – July 6 status

Published Jul 6, 2026 #Gore ranch rx fire

Updated: 3:45 a.m. July 6

Started: 16 days ago, 6:50 p.m. June 20

Initial location: Shasta County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Gore Ranch

The pile burning project, named Gore Ranch, was initiated 6:50 p.m. June 20 at in Shasta County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for 16 days.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center