California wildfires

3-6 Wagon Fire

ContainedLassen County, California2026Wildfire

The 3-6 Wagon Fire was reported on July 16, 2026 in Lassen County, California and burned 205 acres. It was fully contained on August 24, 2026.

Size
205 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
July 16, 2026
Personnel
165

Map

Perimeter mapped July 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM PDT, 146 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 40.927, -121.051.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Fall River Mills

The incident

Size
205 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 16, 2026 at 4:05 PM PDT
Contained
August 24, 2026 at 1:46 PM PDT
Controlled
August 24, 2026 at 1:46 PM PDT
Cause
Undetermined
Location
7 Miles NE from LITTLE VALLEY, CA
County
Lassen County
State
California
Nearest city reported
LITTLE VALLEY
Protecting agency
CAL FIRE
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
165
Incident management
Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Litter and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$8,050,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-CALMU-004430
IRWIN identifier
FB307FA7-F8DB-486E-AD9C-38010BBAB202

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 16, 2026 (146 acres) to July 21, 2026 (146 acres).

DayAcresChange
July 16, 2026146
July 17, 20261460
July 21, 20261460

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fall River Mills, CA covers the area today.

Nearby

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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 1:46 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CALMU-004430.