Incident Update Rancho Fire
- Date:
- 06/19/2025
- Time:
- 5:09 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Rancho Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2025-06-19
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Near Gas Point Road and Cascade Wonderland Highway, Cottonwood
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Shasta
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 50
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Rancho Fire Update – Cottonwood
Forward progress has been stopped, multiple ground and air resources remain on scene, working aggressively toward full containment. Due to wind, there is still potential for spotting.
Evacuation orders have been downgraded to Warnings and all Warnings remain in place.
Please stay alert and avoid the area to allow emergency vehicles to operate safely.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Warnings
There is an Evacuation Warning for the following zones:
- COT-9710
- COT-9720
- COT-9730
- COT-9740
- COT-9960
- AND-9590
- AND-9750
- AND-1800
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 12
- Water Tenders
- 3
- Dozers
- 2
- Hand Crews
- 3
- Total Personnel
- 98