Biscar Fire

Lassen County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 2, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	69,355 acres Jul 26, 7:01 PM	69,352 acres Sep 2, 2:00 AM −3 acres was 69,355 acres · Jul 26, 7:01 PM	−3 acres in about 1 month
Containment	99% Aug 1, 8:00 PM	100% Sep 2, 2:00 AM +1 percent was 99% · Aug 1, 8:00 PM	+1 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	94 Aug 1, 8:00 PM	41 Sep 2, 2:00 AM −53 was 94 · Aug 1, 8:00 PM	−53 in about 1 month
Money spent	$9.8M Jul 28, 6:00 PM	$10.0M Sep 2, 2:00 AM +$200,000 was $9.8M · Jul 28, 6:00 PM	+$200,000 in about 1 month

Biscar Fire summary

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 7 weeks ago. About 41 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 69,352 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 18, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 8:00 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.

Tonight

57°F · Clear then Patchy Smoke

Wind 0 to 15 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

100°F · Smoke then Haze

Wind 0 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Very hot Dry

Sunday Night

54°F · Clear then Smoke

Wind 0 to 15 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

97°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 20 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Hot Dry

Monday Night

51°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 20 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 8:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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.

Where to get live updates

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

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to Biscar Fire

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

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