Bug Fire Burns 93,733 Acres From California's Lassen County Into Nevada, One Burn Victim Dies
At 4:12 p.m. on August 8, 2026, a wildfire was reported in Lassen County, California, at about 50 acres. Named the Bug Fire, it prompted evacuation warnings and orders in Lassen and Sierra Counties. According to the CAL FIRE incident page, the fire had been mapped at 6,529 acres by 11:49 p.m. that night and was threatening the Cold Springs community in Washoe County, Nevada.
The fire kept growing: 11,405 acres on August 9, 16,680 acres on August 10, 44,304 acres at 3% containment on August 11, and 88,422 acres on August 13. An August 19 acreage update put the final total at 93,733 acres — 12,817 acres in California and 80,916 acres in Nevada. It was 94% contained on August 18, and all evacuation orders and warnings were lifted on August 17.
According to CAL FIRE's August 19 update, an individual who was burned on August 12 on the Nevada side later succumbed to the injuries, and the matter was referred to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office. The incident was not under CAL FIRE's jurisdiction or management; CAL FIRE provided three night-flying helicopters and one helicopter coordinator aircraft overnight on August 12.
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Source: CAL FIRE
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Photo: 图：2026年8月8日晚，Bug Fire的浓烟升起在内华达州Cold Springs社区附近的山丘上空。（ALERTWildfire 监控画面，加州消防局发布） / Photo: Smoke from the Bug Fire rises over the hills near Cold Springs, Nevada, on the evening of August 8, 2026. (ALERTWildfire camera image released by CAL FIRE)
