Wildfires in Modoc County

California

Fire-weather risk today

Moderate

tomorrow: High · rising ↑

Fires in 2026

26

26 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Good

EAQI 16· PM2.5 1.9 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-41:-121) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

2026

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

AMBROSE · Wildfire 19/10/2026· 3 h › DOUGH · Wildfire 16/10/2026· 1 h › BARN 2 · Wildfire 14/10/2026· 123 h › CRUISER · Wildfire 13/10/2026· 5 h › RED · Wildfire 09/10/2026· 1 h › FRANKLIN · Wildfire 23/09/2026· 2 h › CROWDER · Wildfire 16/09/2026· 2 h › WAGON · Wildfire 31/08/2026· 5 h › AG STATION - ALTURAS ALTURAS_AREA · Wildfire 26/08/2026· 0 h › PENCIL2 · Wildfire 26/08/2026· 4 h › PENCIL1 · Wildfire 26/08/2026· 2 h › HILL · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 3 h › OFF ROADWAY · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 41 h › FLAT · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 51 h › RIM UTL · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 14 h › MOUNTAIN · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 68 h › 4-1 LAUER · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 239 h › LAYTON · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 19 h › LOST · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 41 h › HORSE · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 6 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.