1 Lauer Fire

Modoc County, California · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 30, 2026 (17 days ago)

First reported about 3 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	470 acres Aug 25, 7:00 PM	230 acres Sep 16, 4:00 AM −240 acres was 470 acres · Aug 25, 7:00 PM	−240 acres in 21 days
Containment	15% Aug 29, 7:00 PM	90% Sep 16, 4:00 AM +75 percent was 15% · Aug 29, 7:00 PM	+75 percent in 17 days
Crew size	133 Aug 29, 7:00 PM	1 Sep 16, 4:00 AM −132 was 133 · Aug 29, 7:00 PM	−132 in 17 days
Money spent	—	$300,000 Sep 16, 4:00 AM	—

1 Lauer Fire summary

The 1 Lauer Fire is a wildfire near Modoc County, California. It has burned about 230 acres (about 174 football fields). Crews have boxed in 90% of its edge; the other 10% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size: 230 acres
Containment: 90%
Discovered: August 24, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, September 3rd at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

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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.

This Afternoon

53°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 16 mph SW · 99% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Tonight

41°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 12 mph WSW · 96% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

61°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 to 12 mph SW · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday Night

40°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 to 12 mph SW · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

67°F · Sunny

Wind 2 to 7 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, September 3rd at 4:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. About $300,000 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.

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