Steele Fire

Wildfire in Modoc County, July 2017

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/7663/steele-fire-2017

Key facts

Started July 26, 2017
Contained August 13, 2017, after 18 days
Burned 45,704 acres
9th largest fire of 2017
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Modoc County 45,704 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. 1928 Blue Mt. 3 Fire 248 acres in total 205 acres shared
  2. 1977 Janes Fire 93 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 81 acres shared
  3. 1986 Bird Fire Cause: Lightning 25 acres shared
  4. 1999 Bsfmu Steele Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 8 acres shared
  5. 2001 Rock Fire Cause: Lightning 1,313 acres shared
  6. 2006 Steele Fire Cause: Lightning 35 acres shared
  7. 2006 Willow Fire Cause: Campfire 35 acres shared
  8. 2015 White Fire Cause: Lightning 15 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Steele 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

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