Big Cliff Fire
The Big Cliff Fire was reported on July 30, 2025 in Siskiyou County, California and burned 973 acres. It was fully contained on September 11, 2025.
- Size
- 973 acres
- Contained
- 75%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped March 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM PDT, 974 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 41.308, -123.019.
The incident
- Size
- 973 acres
- Containment
- 75%
- Discovered
- July 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 11, 2025 at 12:19 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- null Miles null from null,
- County
- Siskiyou County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-CAKNF-005712
- IRWIN identifier
- 5DC2C671-7A9D-4318-A2D5-C7E769688F07
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 31, 2025 (28 acres) to March 12, 2026 (974 acres). The largest one-day growth was 233 acres, mapped August 1, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 28 | |
| August 1, 2025 | 261 | +233 |
| August 2, 2025 | 310 | +49 |
| August 3, 2025 | 403 | +93 |
| August 4, 2025 | 543 | +140 |
| August 5, 2025 | 754 | +211 |
| August 6, 2025 | 797 | +43 |
| August 7, 2025 | 895 | +98 |
| August 8, 2025 | 906 | +11 |
| August 9, 2025 | 937 | +31 |
| August 10, 2025 | 943 | +6 |
| August 11, 2025 | 952 | +9 |
| August 12, 2025 | 965 | +13 |
| August 13, 2025 | 970 | +5 |
| March 12, 2026 | 974 | +4 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Etna, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated March 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM PDT. Identifier 2025-CAKNF-005712.