Ken Sandusky, Modoc National Forest

ALTURAS, Calif.—Continuing lightning storms are not only igniting fires, but the associated erratic conditions are making some of them grow very quickly. Information about the Gold and Hog fires is available from CAL FIRE at: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/. Eleven active fires have been discovered on the Modoc National Forest so far, with three growing to appreciable size. […]

ALTURAS, Calif. July 29, 2019 – The Tucker Fire is the largest and most recent wildfire this year on the Modoc National Forest. It and two other fires this year are suspected to have been unintentionally caused by people, including the Goose 2 and Rainbow fires earlier this season. Many human-caused fires can be prevented […]