3-1 Pit Fire
The 3-1 Pit Fire was reported on July 7, 2026 in Lassen County, California and burned 1,055 acres. It was fully contained on August 24, 2026.
- Size
- 1,055 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped July 8, 2026 at 12:52 PM PDT, 1,055 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 40.949, -121.269.
The incident
- Size
- 1,055 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 7, 2026 at 1:35 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 24, 2026 at 1:44 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 24, 2026 at 1:46 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 4 Miles SE from LITTLE VALLEY, CA
- County
- Lassen County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- LITTLE VALLEY
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CALMU-004201
- IRWIN identifier
- 69DD692F-9D85-4D69-91E9-AB82AEB5AEB5
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 12, 2026 (1,055 acres) to July 16, 2026 (1,055 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2026 | 1,055 | |
| July 16, 2026 | 1,055 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fall River Mills, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fall River Mills, CA10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Burney, CA21 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Chester, CA44 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Shingletown, CA45 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Westwood, CA47 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Susanville, CA49 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 24, 2026 at 9:17 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CALMU-004201.