Fork Fire
Active
Shasta County, California · Discovered October 5, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 11 hours ago · Official incident page
Fork Fire
The Fork Fire fire has burned 57 acres in Shasta County, California. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. It has grown by about 11 acres in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 33).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Evacuation status lifted for zone FRG-2980
8 hours ago · October 6, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone FRG-2990
8 hours ago · October 6, 2026Grew 22 acres in 21 hours to 57 acres
11 hours ago · October 6, 2026Zone FRG-2980 (Shasta County) placed under Evacuation Warning
24 hours ago · October 6, 2026Zone FRG-2990 (Shasta County) placed under Evacuation Warning
24 hours ago · October 6, 20264 firefighting aircraft working this fire (CFR658, CFR100, TKR133)
31 hours ago · October 5, 2026Now mapped at 35 acres
32 hours ago · October 5, 20263 firefighting aircraft working this fire (CFR95, CFR240, CFR94)
33 hours ago · October 5, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
33 hours ago · October 5, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6/2026, 5:59:35 PM | 57 acres | - |
| 10/5/2026, 11:08:45 PM | 46 acres | - |
| 10/5/2026, 9:33:29 PM | 40 acres | - |
| 10/5/2026, 9:18:43 PM | 35 acres | - |
| 10/5/2026, 8:48:29 PM | 10 acres | - |
| 10/5/2026, 8:23:26 PM | 0.0 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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