Steele Fire
The Steele Fire was reported on July 26, 2017 in Modoc County, California and burned 45,690 acres. It was declared out on January 19, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 45,690 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 26, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.852, -120.991.
The incident
- Size
- 45,690 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- July 26, 2017 at 4:28 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2017 at 3:51 PM PDT
- Declared out
- January 19, 2018 at 9:50 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Modoc County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Part of
- Modoc July Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CAMDF-000776
- IRWIN identifier
- 689EFA25-1FA1-40B2-B841-FC00EBF24272
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Malin, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Malin, OR24 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Alturas, CA34 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lakeview, OR40 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Altamont, OR45 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Klamath Falls, OR48 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- McCloud, CA72 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 January 19, 2018 at 9:50 AM PST. Identifier 2017-CAMDF-000776.