California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of resources to suppress the 2-7 fire within the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire burning in Calaveras and Tuolumne countries.
This announcement was made by Governor Gavin Newsom on Tuesday 2 September 2025.
The TCU September Lightning Complex fires ignited the morning of Tuesday 2 September 2025 as part of a statewide storm that saw more than 9,000 lightning strikes.
More than 9,368 acres have burned. The 2-7 fire is actively burning in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties with several communities impacted in Calaveras County.
The burn has forced the evacuation of more than 300 residents and put an additional 1,400 under evacuation warnings.
In response, CAL FIRE activated its Incident Management Team 6 to aid suppression efforts.
The FMAG, which is provided through the FEMA on a cost-share basis, will assist local, state and tribal agencies responding to the fire to apply for 75 percent reimbursement of their eligible fire suppression costs.
Governor Newsom announced the predeployment of firefighting resources to five counties in Northern California to support firefighting efforts, including new fires caused by lightning.
California has secured a FMAG from FEMA to help ensure the availability of resources to suppress the 2-7 fire within the TCU September Lightning Complex Fire burning in Calaveras and Tuolumne countries.
