No longer in the daily fire updates. The 1 Pit Fire last appeared in an official report on August 21, at 1,055 acres and 98% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

1 Pit Fire

Lassen County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 21, 2026 (12 days ago)
First reported about 8 weeks ago
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Size
1,055 acres
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
Containment
98%
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
−1 percent
was 99% · Aug 13, 8:00 PM
Crew size
1
Sep 2, 5:00 AM
−60
was 61 · Jul 23, 8:01 PM
Money spent
$7.5M
Sep 2, 5:00 AM

1 Pit Fire and other nearby fires

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1 Pit Fire summary

The 1 Pit Fire is a wildfire near Lassen County, California. It has burned about 1,055 acres (about 799 football fields). Crews have boxed in 98% of its edge; the other 2% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 8 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
1,055 acres
Containment
98%
Discovered
July 7, 2026 (first reported about 8 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 24th at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

88°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 10 mph W · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

57°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

88°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

56°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

88°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 24th at 3:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $8 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

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