Tanabe Fire in Yuba County near full contaiment
A vegetation fire that broke out in northern Yuba County on Saturday afternoon is near full containment, Cal Fire officials announced.
Dubbed the Tanabe Fire, the fire was first reported near Ramirez and Tanabe roads north of Marysville at 12:55 p.m. According to the agency's Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit, the initial report was a field on fire with approximately 15 acres burned.
Tanabe Fire 1:55pm update: Incident Commander requesting additional resources. Fire estimated at 20 to 30 acres. Firefighters making good progress.
— CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit (@CALFIRENEU) August 23, 2025
CAL FIRE firefighters in Yuba County are responding to the Tanabe Fire near Ramirez Road and Tanabe Road in Yuba County. pic.twitter.com/aeSmrLU636
Additional resources were requested. The agency said in a 1:55 p.m. update that the fire burned 20-30 acres and firefighters were making good progress.
As of about 2:15 p.m., the fire had burned about 35 acres.
The fire had reached 90% containment as of 4:50 p.m.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.