California wildfires

Lake Fire

OutModoc County, California2025Wildfire

The Lake Fire was reported on August 27, 2025 in Modoc County, California and burned 396 acres. It was declared out on September 8, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.

Size
396 acres
Contained
100%
Discovered
August 27, 2025
Personnel
5

Map

Perimeter mapped May 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM PDT, 396 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 41.900, -121.252.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Malin

The incident

Size
396 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM PDT
Contained
August 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM PDT
Controlled
September 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM PDT
Declared out
September 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM PDT
Cause
Natural
Location
8 Miles NE from NEWELL, CA
County
Modoc County
State
California
Nearest city reported
NEWELL, CA
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
5
Incident management
Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Short Grass (1 foot)
Estimated cost to date
$120,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2025-CAMDF-000940
IRWIN identifier
6074044D-A8D0-42A8-8B57-311BD17DE9AE

Weather in the area

This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Malin, OR covers the area today.

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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated May 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM PDT. Identifier 2025-CAMDF-000940.