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California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection - Orange County Fire Authority (CAORC)

WILDFIRE reported in California, CAL FIRE Orange County Fire Authority

Status

active

Size

19,022 acres

Containment

68%

Last updated 2 months, 1 day agoReported 2 months, 1 day ago via CAL FIREIncident # 2025-CAORC-073989

Initial Location
3.3 miles ESE of Yorba Linda, CA
Dispatch Notes
N/A
Assigned Resources
N/A
Responsible Agency
California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection — Orange County Fire Authority
Fuels
None specified
Incident Status
Active

Nearby Weather Conditions

Incident Weather Concerns

Incident Overview

Overview of Shasta Lake with smoke from the Green Fire in the background.

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BOATING ADVISORY: If you're enjoying Shasta Lake near the Green Fire area, please be aware that helicopters are actively using the lake to scoop and refill water. We currently have twelve helicopters, including six large Type 1 helicopters, such as Sikorsky and Chinook models assigned to the fire. These powerful aircraft create intense rotor wash that can swamp smaller boats or even down nearby trees. For your safety and the safety of our pilots, please steer clear of areas where helicopters are operating. If a helicopter approaches, stop your boat and remain stationary to allow them to complete their mission safely. Our pilots ask that boaters stay at least the length of a football field (100 yards) away from any approaching aircraft. When helicopters are forced to delay or abort water drops due to nearby boats, it directly impacts our ability to support the firefighters working hard on the ground. Your cooperation helps keep everyone safe and allows us to do our job more effectively. Thank you for your awareness and support.


NO DRONE ZONE: Drones pose a serious risk to firefighting and can cause air operations to cease. When drones interfere with firefighting efforts, a wildfire has the potential to grow larger and cause more damage. A FAA Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) is in effect and any private aircraft or drone that violates the TFR could face serious criminal charges. For more information on drones the public can visit the FAA's website at www.KnowBeforeYouFly.org "If you fly, we can't!"

Basic Information

Last Updated
Fri, Jul 25, 2025 7:40 PM PDT
Incident Time Zone
Pacific Standard Time
Incident Type
Wildfire
Cause
Lightning
Fire Discovered
Tue, Jul 1, 2025 9:37 PM PDT
Incident Time Zone
Pacific Standard Time
Location
13 Miles East of Lakehead, CA
Incident Commander
Josh Boehm, Incident Commander IC
California Interagency Incident Management Team 3 (CAIIMT 3)
Incident Description
Firefighters are engaging in a full suppression strategy in steep and rocky terrain utilizing aircraft and existing dozer lines from the 2024 Shoe Fire. Control objectives are to keep the fire north of Pit River, southeast of Sulanharas Creek, and southwest of Fenders Ferry Road.

Current Situation

Total Personnel
790
Size
19,022
Containment
68%
Fuels Involved

Brush (2 feet), Hardwood Litter & Timber (Litter and Understory)

Narrative:
The fire area can be described as having continuous fuels, much of which has not seen fire in over 50 years. This has resulted in heavy loading of brush and timber, creating conditions with high resistance to control. Dead fuels across all size classes are at critically dry levels, while live fuels are either currently available for combustion or approaching full availability. These fuel conditions remain highly receptive to spotting, although with the current fire behavior this is becoming more unlikely each operational period.

Significant Events

Minimal fir behavior with Backing, Creeping and Smoldering
Narrative:
Signs of heat continue to diminish across the fire area. Only a few “duffers” (smokes) were detected in the previous operational period within 200’ of containment lines. Crews continue to take advantage of the persistent favorable weather pattern to secure the control lines.

Outlook

Planned Actions
Continue to reinforce and mop up control lines along Ripgut Ridge in Branch X, extending south to the Pit River Arm. On the western flank, resources will continue to hold and mop up along the 35N02 Road system in Branch V to maintain containment and eliminate any heat near control lines. Suppression repair operations will continue around the fire area.
Projected Incident Activity
12 hours: Fire behavior will be isolated to the burning out of the heavier fuels in the interior drainages. Continued good overnight humidity recovery is expected which will limit fire behavior even further.
24 hours:
Any remaining fire activity will likely be limited to smoldering or low intensity burning well within the interior. The threat of thunderstorms increases and with it, the threat of strong outflow winds and new ignitions. Although fire behavior is expected to remain subdued, fuels are still very dry and will be receptive to new ignition sources.
Remarks
On the ground heavy equipment is improving and widening roads for access while firefighters are working closely with the READs (Resource Advisors) to protect the Devil’s Rock-Hosselkus research area and other cultural sites.

Current Weather

Weather Concerns

RH recovery was 60-80% overnight. Temperatures warmed into the mid 80s and low 90s with minimum RH 18-25%. Winds were diurnal today switching from northeast to southwest by late morning. Building cumulus were over the higher terrain surrounding the fire today.
Thunderstorm chances increase over the fire area through Friday. Thursday and Friday appear to have the best chances and coverage in the vicinity of the fire, with outflow winds of 35-50 mph and lightning within 20 miles of the fire likely. Thunderstorms will be a mix of wet/dry with some wetting/heavy rain possible under the cores. Thunderstorm chances will remain this weekend but decrease.

Public Information

Green Fire Information
Email: 2025.green@firenet.gov
Phone: (530) 378-4274
Hours: 8am-8pm

Dispatch Center

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)

Sacramento, CA

https://www.fire.ca.gov/