Bug Fire
No longer in current feed
Lassen, Sierra County, California · Discovered August 8, 2026
Source: CAL FIRE · Last upstream update 75 days ago · Official incident page
Bug Fire
The Bug Fire fire has burned 93,733 acres in Lassen, Sierra County, California. It is no longer in the current official feed, so the figures on this page reflect the last data reported. Crews have fully contained the fire. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 16).
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Bug Fire size over time
23 official size readingsGrew from 44K to 94K acres across these reports.
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Growth & containment history
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 8/28/2026, 12:08:50 AM | 93,733 acres | 100% |
| 8/23/2026, 11:24:21 PM | 93,733 acres | 97% |
| 8/19/2026, 12:02:39 AM | 93,733 acres | 94% |
| 8/18/2026, 7:49:47 PM | 93,733 acres | 87% |
| 8/18/2026, 12:08:02 AM | 94,105 acres | 87% |
| 8/17/2026, 12:04:22 AM | 94,105 acres | 85% |
| 8/16/2026, 3:21:27 PM | 94,105 acres | 84% |
| 8/16/2026, 12:06:32 AM | 94,105 acres | 76% |
| 8/15/2026, 3:49:04 PM | 93,381 acres | 58% |
| 8/15/2026, 12:18:19 AM | 93,367 acres | 58% |
| 8/14/2026, 5:48:16 PM | 91,125 acres | 44% |
| 8/14/2026, 1:58:12 PM | 88,422 acres | 44% |
| 8/14/2026, 12:27:11 AM | 88,422 acres | 31% |
| 8/13/2026, 2:52:04 PM | 88,442 acres | 15% |
| 8/13/2026, 12:17:03 PM | 88,421 acres | 3% |
| 8/13/2026, 1:56:56 AM | 70,757 acres | 3% |
| 8/13/2026, 12:36:56 AM | 66,505 acres | 3% |
| 8/12/2026, 3:46:49 PM | 66,505 acres | - |
| 8/12/2026, 2:39:45 PM | 66,505 acres | 0% |
| 8/12/2026, 1:42:27 AM | 57,966 acres | 0% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.