Root Fire
North of Forest Rd 25 & 3.8 miles West of Castle Crags State Park, Castella
Shasta & Siskiyou CountiesAcres350Containment-StatusActive
Updated 2 minutes ago
Created by Watch Duty • Sep 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Evacuation Order – Level 3 – Go
Shasta County
CST-1070-B
Evacuation Warning – Level 2 – Set
Siskiyou County
SIS-6200, SIS-6203, SIS-6301
Evacuation Notes

• Reporter
2 minutes ago · Sep 1 at 7:34 PM
Girard Ridge 1 – ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego
The fire is 350-400 acres per radio traffic. VLAT ( Very Large Air Tanker) is enroute to the fire per the Watch Duty flight radar layer.
Current view of the fire on Girard Ridge 1 Camera.