Forest Service News Release
Redding, Calif., August 1, 2025 — Recent thunderstorms across the Shasta-Trinity National Forest prompted a wide-ranging response from the forest’s firefighting crews, engaging 22 wildfires going back to July 25.
Storms that passed through the forest over the past 48 hours produced frequent lightning strikes – 913 in total. Since July 25 numerous storms have produced nearly 3,332 lightning strikes in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest alone and over 31,754 in the north state.
