Wildfire — Western Siskiyou County, California

2025-10-01 to 2025-10-06 · Western Siskiyou County, California

Event narrative

The Blue Wildfire was discovered on August 26th. The fire started 4 miles southeast of Seiad Valley in Siskiyou County, California. The fire was caused by lightning. As of 430 AM PST on October 6th, it had burned 3,713 acres, was 90% contained, no structures had been destroyed, and it had cost $ 23.3M.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1296470. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.