Lake Fire
The Lake Fire was reported on July 27, 2017 in Modoc County, California and burned 4,490 acres. It was declared out on August 31, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,490 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 27, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.783, -121.136.
The incident
- Size
- 4,490 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 27, 2017 at 12:21 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2017 at 4:12 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 31, 2017 at 11:02 AM PDT
- Declared out
- August 31, 2017 at 11:02 AM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Modoc County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CAMDF-000794
- IRWIN identifier
- 59B6A762-648C-4A2B-A4EB-0CD056D2308A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Malin, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Malin, OR21 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Alturas, CA37 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Altamont, OR43 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Klamath Falls, OR45 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lakeview, OR49 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- McCloud, CA63 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated October 2, 2017 at 2:16 PM PDT. Identifier 2017-CAMDF-000794.