Lac-268865 Fire

Los Angeles County, California · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 31, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported today

Lac-268865 Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Lac-268865 Fire summary

The Lac-268865 Fire is a wildfire near Los Angeles County, California. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
Not yet reported
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 31, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 31st at 12:00 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.

Today

99°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

71°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

99°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Saturday Night

71°F · Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

96°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 31st at 12:08 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

Nearby fires to Lac-268865 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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