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Lassen, CA · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 93,733 acres in Lassen before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

93,733

Acres Burned

94

Days Burning

Aug 8, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 97%
Aug 9 / 50 acresAug 28 / 93,733 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

11 public land units within 75 miles

Mt. Rose Wilderness

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Wilderness / NV

24.9 mi

S

Anaho Island National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NV

31.9 mi

NE

Tahoe National Forest

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National Forest / CA

35.2 mi

SW

Granite Chief Wilderness

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Wilderness / CA

42.8 mi

S

Plumas National Forest

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National Forest / CA

43 mi

W

Desolation Wilderness

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Wilderness / CA

56.2 mi

S

Eldorado Purchase Unit

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National Forest / CA

56.6 mi

S

Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge 17

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Wildlife Refuge / NV

62.6 mi

E

Bucks Lake Wilderness

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Wilderness / CA

62.9 mi

W

Eldorado National Forest

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National Forest / CA

68.3 mi

S

Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge 9

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Wildlife Refuge / NV

72.2 mi

E

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Bug update: 93,733 acres, 97% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 24

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug containment moved from 94% to 97%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 93,733 acres, 94% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug containment moved from 87% to 94%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 93,733 acres, 87% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug containment moved from 85% to 87%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 93,733 acres, 85% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug was remapped 372 acres lower to 93,733 and containment moved from 76% to 85%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 94,105 acres, 76% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 16

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug grew 738 acres to 94,105 and containment moved from 58% to 76%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 93,367 acres, 58% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug grew 4,945 acres to 93,367 and containment moved from 31% to 58%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 88,422 acres, 31% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug grew 17,665 acres to 88,422 and containment moved from 3% to 31%.

IRWIN

Firing Operations Continue to Help Strengthen Control Lines 08-13-2026

Incident team
Aug 13

Acres : Bug 88,422 acres / Stallion 33,731 acres Start Dates : Bug: 8/8/26 Stallion: 8/10/26 Containment : Bug 15% / Stallion 0% Causes:  Bug: Human. Stallion: Human. Total Personnel: Bug 579 / Stallion 192 Fuels : Tall grass, brush and pinyon-juniper Total Resources : 17 crews | 66 engines | 7 helicopters | 9 dozers Location : North of Reno, NV Highlights: Firefighters made significant progress y...

InciWeb

Bug update: 70,757 acres, 3% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug grew 13,394 acres to 70,757.

IRWIN

Coordinated Air and Ground Attack Protects Values at Risk 08-12-2026

Incident team
Aug 12

Acres : Bug 66,505 acres / Stallion 33,426 acres Start Date : August 8, 2026 Location : North of Reno, NV Cause: Human Total Personnel: Bug285 / Stallion103 Fuels : Tall grass, brush and pinyon-juniper Containment : Bug 0% / Stallion 0% Total Resources : 7 crews | 25 engines | 5 helicopters | 9 dozers Highlights: The Bug and Fred Mountain Fires have combined and are now being referred to as the Bu...

InciWeb

Bug update: 57,363 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug was remapped 603 acres lower to 57,363.

IRWIN

Bug update: 57,966 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug grew 603 acres to 57,966 and containment moved from 3% to 0%.

IRWIN

Bug update: 57,363 acres, 3% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug grew 13,059 acres to 57,363.

IRWIN

Bug update: 44,304 acres, 3% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 11

Per interagency perimeter data, the Bug grew 29,304 acres to 44,304.

IRWIN

Temporary Public Land Closure issued at North Reno Recreation Area 08-11-2026

Closure
Aug 11

Carson City, Nev. – The Bureau of Land Management has issued a temporary public land closure at the North Reno Recreation Area (Moon Rocks) due to wildland fire. All public lands within a 10-mile radius of Moon Rocks are closed to public entry. In addition, all public lands within the area are closed to camping. The purpose of this closure is to protect public health and safety while supporting sa...

InciWeb

Timeline

Aug 8Now

94 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 286b7f1d-8945-4a5d-9d81-5235c18af1fe

Important

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