2026 Modoc County, California Wildfires

1 Active Fires

230 Acres Burning

7 2026 Season Fires ▲ +4 (+133%) vs same period last year

1,268 2026 Season Acres ▼ -2,345 (-65%) vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Modoc County

Aug 24 Started 230 acres 177 football fields 4-1 Fire

Jul 10 Started 10 acres 8 football fields Canby Fire

Jun 28 Started 699 acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Romero Fire

Jun 23 Started 298 acres 229 football fields Rocky Fire

Jun 21 Started 7 acres 5 football fields Whittemore Fire

Apr 8 Started 13 acres 10 football fields Jess Fire

Largest wildfires in Modoc County this season

699 Acres Slightly smaller than Central Park Romero Fire Alturas

298 Acres 229 football fields Rocky Fire California Pines

230 Acres 177 football fields 4-1 Fire Alturas

13 Acres 10 football fields Jess Fire Cedarville

11 Acres 8 football fields Ag Fire Lakeview

10 Acres 8 football fields Canby Fire California Pines

All 2026 Modoc County Fires · 7 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Modoc County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Modoc County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Modoc County is listed too, at its Modoc County acres, and is not added to the Modoc County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Modoc County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
Romero Fire	Jun 28, 2026	100%	Inactive	699	41.2830, -120.5030	—
Rocky Fire	Jun 23, 2026	100%	Inactive	298	41.2250, -120.6231	—
4-1 Fire	Aug 24, 2026	15%	Active	230	41.6890, -120.4660	—
Jess Fire	Apr 8, 2026	—	Inactive	13	41.2740, -120.3110	—
Ag Fire	Feb 6, 2026	75%	Inactive	11	41.5260, -120.4730	—
Canby Fire	Jul 10, 2026	—	Inactive	10	41.4360, -120.8830	—
Whittemore Fire	Jun 21, 2026	100%	Inactive	7	41.6210, -120.7390	—
Totals	2026 Season Fires 7	Active Fires 1	Acres Burning 230	2026 Season Acres 1,268