Quick-moving wildfire scorches historic California gold mining town, burning multiple homes

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1. TCU September Lightning Complex

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/9/2/tcu-september-lightning-complex

Latest status report (top one listed here as of September 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM )
https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2025/9/2/tcu-september-lightning-complex/updates


This series of fires within CAL FIRE/Tuloumne-Calaveras Unit contains 22 distinct fires that occurred around the time of a lightning storm that passed through the area. Multiple ground and air resources have arrived, totaling 634 personnel. Additional ground and air resources are on order and will be engaged on the fire lines as soon as they arrive. The fire has exhibited active runs in critically dry tall grass, brush, and timber fuels. The terrain is challenging to access, requiring fire crews to hike in by foot to many remote locations. A number of structures have been damaged or destroyed, and a Damage Inspection Team is on order. Weather conditions continue to be a challenge to crews as gusty winds remain in the area from nearby thunderstorm cells.

Multiple communities continue to be at risk, including ancestral tribal lands, and evacuation orders and warnings remain in place. Type 1 CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 6 has been ordered, with transition of command expected later today (9/3/2025).

The TCU September Lighting Complex consists of:

1-2 Fire: 20 acres
2-2 Fire: 3,463 acres / Visit the 2-2 Fire information page
2-3 Fire: 150 acres / Copper Cove Ct at Obyrnes Ferry Rd, Copperopolis
2-5 Fire: 5 acres
2-6 Fire: 5 acres
2-7 Fire: 458 acres / Visit the 2-7 Fire information page
2-8 Fire: 499 acres / Visit the 2-8 Fire information page
4-5 Fire: 3.25 acres / McCormick Meadows, South of Arnold
5-2 Fire: 15 acres / Lyons Bald Mountain Rd, Sonora
6-2 Fire: 884 acres / Old Don Pedro Rd, West of Jamestown
6-3 Fire: 5 acres
6-5 Fire: 6,473 acres / Visit the 6-5 Fire information page

From the incident map
https://www.fire.ca.gov/