No longer in the daily fire updates. The Lake Fire last appeared in an official report on August 3, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Lake Fire

Siskiyou County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 3, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 3, 5:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Lake Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Lake Fire summary

The Lake Fire is a wildfire near Siskiyou County, California. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 3, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 3rd at 4:00 a.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.

Overnight

52°F · Clear

Wind 7 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

91°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 to 7 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Monday Night

59°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 3 to 8 mph NNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

96°F · Sunny

Wind 3 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Tuesday Night

61°F · Clear

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 3rd at 4:07 a.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

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Nearby fires to Lake Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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