No longer in the daily fire updates. The Bug Fire last appeared in an official report on August 25, 2026, at 93,733 acres and 97% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Bug Fire

Lassen County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 25, 2026 (28 days ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
93,733 acres
Sep 22, 9:00 PM
−372 acres
was 94,105 acres · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Containment
97%
Sep 22, 9:00 PM
+3 percent
was 94% · Aug 23, 6:00 PM
Crew size
15
Sep 22, 9:00 PM
−8
was 23 · Aug 25, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$23.8M
Sep 22, 9:00 PM
+$806,478
was $23.0M · Aug 24, 6:00 PM

Bug Fire and other nearby fires

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Bug Fire summary

The Bug Fire is a wildfire near Lassen County, California. It has burned about 93,733 acres (about 71,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 97% of its edge; the other 3% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 15 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
93,733 acres
Containment
97%
Discovered
August 8, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 6:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
87°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 15 mph W · 6% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
60°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 31% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
Friday
75°F · Rain Showers Likely
Wind 5 mph S · 73% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely
50°F · Chance Rain Showers then Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph SW · 39% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain
Saturday
80°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 2% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 6:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 15 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $24 million has been spent on it so far.

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