Lassen County, California · Wildfire
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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 95% of its edge; the other 5% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 12 days ago. About 61 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.
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
90°F · Sunny
Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
58°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 15 mph NE · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
91°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph NW · 2% chance of rain
Sunday Night
65°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 10 mph S · 5% chance of rain
Monday
88°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 0 to 10 mph W · 5% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:32 p.m. CDT.
About 61 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.
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