Lassen County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
69,355 acres Jul 26, 7:01 PM
|
69,352 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−3 acres
was 69,355 acres · Jul 26, 7:01 PM
|
−3 acres
in 21 days
|
| Containment |
99% Aug 1, 8:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+1 percent
was 99% · Aug 1, 8:00 PM
|
+1 percent
in 15 days
|
| Crew size |
94 Aug 1, 8:00 PM
|
41
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−53
was 94 · Aug 1, 8:00 PM
|
−53
in 15 days
|
| Money spent |
$9.8M Jul 28, 6:00 PM
|
$10.0M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$200,000
was $9.8M · Jul 28, 6:00 PM
|
+$200,000
in 19 days
|
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The Biscar Fire is a wildfire near Lassen County, California. It has burned about 69,352 acres (about 53,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 41 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
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
57°F · Clear then Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 15 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
100°F · Smoke then Haze
Wind 0 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Sunday Night
54°F · Clear then Smoke
Wind 0 to 15 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Monday
97°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 20 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Monday Night
51°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 20 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 8:02 p.m. CDT.
About 41 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 1 Incident (the highest complexity level). About $10 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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