4-1 Lauer Fire (California)

Burning for six days at an average daily growth of approximately 38 acres per day, the 230-acre 4-1 Lauer Fire remains active six miles southwest of Davis Creek, California, within Modoc County. The federal incident, managed by a Type 3 Incident Commander under the Bureau of Land Management with a single personnel assigned, currently exhibits minimal, flanking, and backing behavior in timber, grass, and understory fuels. Containment has reached 90 percent, and suppression costs have totaled 300,000 USD.

This California incident unfolds within a regional fire season that typically runs from June to October. Across the broader national landscape, 2026 has seen 3,133,897 hectares burn so far, a figure tracking 43 percent below the two-decade average.