Dalton Fire
The Dalton Fire was reported on July 23, 2020 in Modoc County, California and burned 1,367 acres. It was declared out on November 30, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,367 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2020
- Personnel
- 35
Map
Perimeter mapped July 24, 2020 at 3:58 PM PDT, 1,367 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 41.737, -121.058.
The incident
- Size
- 1,367 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 23, 2020 at 12:19 PM PDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2020 at 2:59 PM PDT
- Controlled
- August 15, 2020 at 3:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- November 30, 2020 at 9:44 AM PST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 8 miles E of Tionesta
- County
- Modoc County
- State
- California
- Nearest city reported
- Tiionesta
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 35
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-CAMDF-000498
- IRWIN identifier
- 9F9E1BE4-BE1A-4A44-AE9B-D38B9F4364C2
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Malin, OR covers the area today.
Nearby
- Malin, OR26 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Alturas, CA32 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Altamont, OR48 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lakeview, OR48 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Klamath Falls, OR50 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- McCloud, CA65 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
California wildfires today Wildfires of 2020 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 March 26, 2021 at 2:57 PM PDT. Identifier 2020-CAMDF-000498.