Biscar Fire
The Biscar Fire was reported on July 18, 2026 in Lassen County, California and burned 69,355 acres. It was fully contained on August 8, 2026.
- Size
- 69,355 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 41
Map
Perimeter mapped July 23, 2026 at 9:36 PM PDT, 69,352 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.618, -120.304.
The incident
- Size
- 69,355 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2026 at 11:06 AM PDT
- Contained
- August 8, 2026 at 6:20 PM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 40 Miles NE from SUSANVILLE, CA
- County
- Lassen County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- RAVENDALE
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 41
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CANOD-004474
- IRWIN identifier
- E3094E35-8B33-4A82-BE4B-D2E83652C29F
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 21, 2026 (69,207 acres) to July 25, 2026 (69,352 acres). The largest one-day growth was 135 acres, mapped July 23, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 21, 2026 | 69,207 | |
| July 23, 2026 | 69,342 | +135 |
| July 24, 2026 | 69,342 | 0 |
| July 25, 2026 | 69,352 | +10 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Johnstonville, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Johnstonville, CA22 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Susanville, CA23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Janesville, CA25 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Westwood, CA43 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Greenville, CA47 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Chester, CA53 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM PDT. Identifier 2026-CANOD-004474.