Fork Fire: Shasta County wildfire reported October 5, 2026
- First discovered
- 1:17 p.m. October 5
- Initial location
- Shasta County, Calif.
- Fire type
- Wildfire
- Fire name
- FORK
Fire location & perimeter
A new wildfire was reported on October 5 at 1:17 p.m. in Shasta County, California. The wildfire has been burning on private land. The fire has burned an estimated 59 acres. At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
Fire Information
- Fire name:
- FORK
- Acres burned:
- 59
- Containment:
- 0%
- Cause:
- Undetermined
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
Latest updates
Size updated to 57 acres.
Size updated to 35 acres.
Size reported at 10 acres.
New wildfire reported from National Interagency Fire Center data.
Conditions & active alerts near Shasta
- Heat Advisory — Heat Advisory issued October 7 at 8:51AM PDT until October 8 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS Sacramento CA
- Forecast
- Sunny
- Temp
- 98°F
- Wind
- 2 mph ESE
Weather and alerts via the National Weather Service.
Evacuation maps, shelters & official resources
Evacuation & shelters
Official fire sources
Weather
FireShield resources
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
This story was generated from automated fire-agency data and published October 5, 2026 at 1:17 PM PDT.
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