Bug Fire (CA)
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Fire (SWIR)
Infrared / SWIR (right): sees through smoke.
🟢 green = vegetation
🟤 red/brown = burned
🟠 orange = active fire
Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- Lassen County
- Complexity
- Type 3 Incident
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private lands in Lassen, California, the active Bug Fire has grown to 800 acres since it was first reported on August 8, 2026. This Type 3 incident unfolds within a region where the typical fire season spans from June to October.
This year's broader wildfire activity shows 2,702,782 hectares burned so far in 2026, marking a figure that sits 51 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire has been burning in California for 1 day. So far it has affected roughly 2,000 acres — about 8.1 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 2,702,782 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 51% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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