Modoc County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/county/049/modoc

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    11% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    24% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 S-14 Fire, which burned 44 acres here, one of 624 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    42% Elevated

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 295,277 acres · 292,300 state, 2,977 local 11%
  2. High 271,795 acres · 239,504 state, 32,292 local 10%
  3. Moderate 130,508 acres · 100,441 state, 30,067 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 265,714 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,727,490 acres · Mostly federal land 64%

2,690,785 acres of land in all, 632,244 in the State Responsibility Area and 331,051 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

Largest fires

  1. 1977 Scarface Fire Of 78,191 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 69,412 acres
  2. 2017 Steele Fire Cause: Lightning 45,704 acres
  3. 2018 Stone Fire Cause: Lightning 39,584 acres
  4. 2020 Caldwell Fire Of 81,225 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 38,690 acres
  5. 2012 Barry Point Fire Of 92,945 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 38,301 acres
  6. 2017 Cove Fire Cause: Lightning 30,891 acres
  7. 1999 Pine Fire 30,578 acres
  8. 1951 Mears Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 29,523 acres
  9. 1910 Glass Mountain Fire Of 146,968 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 25,129 acres
  10. 1996 Damon/Long Fire Cause: Lightning 23,380 acres

And 614 smaller fires. In all, 651,767 acres of Modoc County have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

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Neighboring counties

  1. Modoc County 11% Very High · this area
  2. Lassen County 14% Very High
  3. Shasta County 49% Very High
  4. Siskiyou County 27% Very High