Milepost 40 Fire

Wildfire in Modoc County, July 1957

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/1567/milepost-40-fire-1957

Key facts

Started July 2, 1957
Contained Not recorded
Burned 12,183 acres
3rd largest fire of 1957
Cause Miscellaneous
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Where it burned

County

  1. Modoc County 12,183 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1937 Mammoth#2 Fire 45 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 38 acres shared
  2. 1938 Lava Beds Fire 3,073 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,034 acres shared
  3. 1941 Mammoth Fire 15,607 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 11,751 acres shared
  4. 1944 Scorpion Poi Fire 1,073 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,013 acres shared
  5. 1950 Mammoth Fire 7,061 acres in total 5,502 acres shared
  6. 1954 Twin Sister Fire 3,893 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 151 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1971 Casuse Fire 1,568 acres in total · Cause: Railroad 1,232 acres shared
  2. 1971 Twin Fire 3,359 acres in total · Cause: Railroad 3,056 acres shared
  3. 1978 Dobie Fire Cause: Lightning 282 acres shared
  4. 1990 Twin Fire 80 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 64 acres shared
  5. 2003 Ackley Fire 9,599 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,641 acres shared
  6. 2004 Mammoth Fire Cause: Lightning 146 acres shared
  7. 2011 Scorpion Fire 1,418 acres in total · Cause: Railroad 1,347 acres shared
  8. 2011 Mammoth Fire 1,193 acres in total · Cause: Railroad 1,171 acres shared
  9. 2014 Dobie Fire Cause: Lightning 455 acres shared
  10. 2018 Battle Fire 220 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 54 acres shared
  11. 2020 Caldwell Fire 81,225 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,342 acres shared
  12. 2024 Point Fire Cause: Lightning 299 acres shared
  13. 2025 Mammoth Fire 2,534 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,769 acres shared
  14. 2025 Mountain Fire Cause: Lightning 980 acres shared

And 8 more fires that burned less of the same land. Acres are the land each fire shares with the Milepost 40 Fire, and fires that shared 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 history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 2026

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