In 2025, fire departments serving Modoc County responded to 41 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $30K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Forest, woods or wildland fire lead by count. Top five categories make up about 85% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Jan dips.
230 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 38 | |
| 2022 | 48 | |
| 2023 | 58 | |
| 2024 | 45 | |
| 2025 | 41 |
For the 2 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Modoc County during 2025. These 4 fires alone account for 100% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $30,000 | New Pine Creek | Building fires | Significant |
| 2 | $25,000 | UPPERCALPINES | Forest, woods or wildland fire | Significant |
| 3 | $5,000 | ADIN | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
| 4 | $200 | ADIN | Brush, or brush and grass mixture fire | Significant |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06049.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Alturas | 2,683 | View › |
| Cedarville | 783 | View › |
| Newell | 431 | View › |
| Canby | 326 | View › |
| California Pines | 272 | View › |
| Daphnedale Park | 185 | View › |
| Fort Bidwell | 169 | View › |
| Adin | 97 | View › |
| New Pine Creek | 79 | View › |
| Lookout | 37 | View › |
| Lake City | 32 | View › |
| Eagleville | 13 | View › |
8 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.