Lassen County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
50 acres Aug 8, 7:00 PM
|
800 acres
Aug 8, 8:00 PM
+750 acres
was 50 acres · Aug 8, 7:00 PM
|
+750 acres
in about 1 hour
|
| Containment | — | — | — |
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent | — | — | — |
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The Bug Fire is a wildfire near Lassen County, California. It has burned about 800 acres (about 606 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 8:00 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.
Tonight
65°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Smoke
Wind 5 to 10 mph NW · 1% chance of rain
Sunday
95°F · Patchy Smoke then Sunny
Wind 0 to 15 mph NW · 1% chance of rain
Sunday Night
58°F · Clear
Wind 5 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Monday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 15 mph SW · 1% chance of rain
Monday Night
56°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 8:06 p.m. CDT.
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.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 7 other active fires, closest first:
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