Breaking: Rail Fire in Siskiyou County sparked by human activity on July 11

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First discovered: 10:46 a.m. July 11

Initial location: Siskiyou County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Rail

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:46 a.m. in in Siskiyou County, California.

Rail Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service. Human involvement is thought to have caused this wildfire, although details about the precise action that triggered it are unknown. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire.

Historic data

NIFC statistics for 2024 show that humans caused 8,011 fires in California, resulting in 990,939 acres of wildland burned.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center

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This story was originally published July 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM.