July 3rd- Shasta-Trinity National Forest firefighters responding to numerous wildfires

Redding, Calif., July 3, 2025 — Early week thunderstorms and lightning strikes in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest started numerous wildfires, prompting a large response by U.S. Forest Service firefighters.

The forest saw more than 3,100 lightning strikes over the previous 48 hours, resulting in several wildfires.

The three largest wildfire incidents right now are the Horse Fire west of Lakehead; the Green Fire east of Shasta Lake; and the Helena Fire near the community of Helena. Resources are actively engaged with these fires and several more across the forest.

Reported fires in the forest as of Thursday morning are as follows:

• Ash Fire, east of McCloud and north of U.S. 89; this fire is contained
• Bald Fire, 0.1 acre, southwest of Hayfork and northwest of Peanut; this fire is controlled
• Bone Fire, 0.1 acre, east of State Route 36 and Bramlet Road between Post Mountain and Wildwood; this fire is contained
• Bridge Fire, 0.25 acre, just west of Interstate 5 between Lakehead and O’Brien near the Nelson Point Campground; this fire is contained
• Brock Fire, 0.5 acre, south of Hayfork and west of State Route 3; this fire is controlled
• Butter Fire, 0.25 acre, west of Hayfork; this fire is out
• Cabin Fire, 0.2 acre, between Cabin Creek and Girard Ridge east of Castella; this fire is just north of the Pacific Crest Trail and is controlled
• Cabin Creek Fire, south of the Cabin Creek Trailhead on the Pacific Crest Trail east of Castella
• Campbell Fire, 0.1 acre, near the east bank of the McCloud River Arm of Shasta Lake and north of the Greens Creek Campground; this fire is controlled
• Chanchelulla Fire, 0.1 acre, southwest of the Chanchelulla Peak summit and northeast of Wildwood; this fire is contained
• Fox Fire, 0.1 acre, north of Helena between the East Fork and North Fork of the Trinity River
• Friend Fire, 0.1 acre, east of Indian Valley Creek near Hayfork; this fire is controlled
• Granite Fire, 0.1 acre, between the Long Canyon trailhead and Lake Anna, west of Covington Mill; this fire is contained
• Green Fire, 97 acres, south of the Chirpchatter Campground between Shasta Lake and Potem Creek Falls; ground resources are on the scene and, together with air resources, are actively engaged
• Hambone Fire, 0.1 acre, northeast of Hambone and west of Lakin
• Harris Fire, 0.1 acre, between Harris Mountain and Medicine Lake Road; this fire is controlled
• Hat Fire, 0.1 acre, northeast of Point McCloud between Chatterdown Creek and North Chatterdown Creek (east of the McCloud River); this is a new start
• Helena Fire, 3 acres, just west of East Fork Road north of Helena
• Horse Fire, 275 acres, near Schell Mountain and south of the Clear Creek Campground west of Lakehead; ground and aerial resources are actively engaged. Good progress has been made on the head of the fire and the flanks, with dozer line around 75% of the fire. A spot fire crossed over Rattlesnake Gulch. Spot fire is 4-5 acres and is actively being worked by hand crews
• Kettle Fire. 0.5 acre, west of Pit Six Reservoir
• Lake Fire, 0.1 acre, west of Lake Siskiyou; this fire is out
• Oleo Fire, 0.1 acre, west of Hayfork between Oak Ridge Road and Butter Creek; this fire is out
• Opal Fire, 0.35 acre, west of Sims and Interstate 5; this fire is controlled
• Pigeon Fire, 1.5 acres, this is a vehicle fire that has ignited surrounding vegetation off State Route 299 southeast of Helena; this fire is contained
• Powerline Fire, less than 0.1 acre, northwest of Weaverville near the Canon City historical landmark; this fire is controlled
• Sink Fire, 0.1 acre, northwest of Globe Mill in Ripstein Gulch
• Spring Meadows Road Fire, south of Spring Meadows Road near McCloud

Shasta-Trinity National Forest firefighters have been positioned throughout the forest in anticipation of wildfires caused by lightning strikes. Ground and aerial resources are responding to these fires, and a full-suppression strategy is underway. More resources are on the way to assist with wildfire response.

Firefighters will be monitoring the forest throughout the next several days looking for new fires that may start as a result of this week’s lightning strikes.

The public is asked to avoid areas where firefighters are working so they can extinguish these fires as soon as possible. Stay informed about the latest developments with these incidents here and with your local authorities.