Rimrock Fire
The Rimrock Fire was reported on July 24, 2017 in Modoc County, California and burned 1,492 acres. It was declared out on November 29, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,492 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.971, -120.998.
The incident
- Size
- 1,492 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2017 at 3:39 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2017 at 8:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 29, 2017 at 3:25 PM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- MDF
- County
- Modoc County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Part of
- Modoc July Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CAMDF-000656
- IRWIN identifier
- 36975910-0AEF-42CE-966F-6689FF9911F8
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 west of the fire’s origin
- Lakeview, OR37 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Alturas, CA41 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Altamont, OR41 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Klamath Falls, OR44 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- McCloud, CA77 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 November 29, 2017 at 3:26 PM PST. Identifier 2017-CAMDF-000656.