Update: Coal Fire in Modoc County – May 4 status

Published May 4, 2025 #Coal fire

Updated: 10:14 a.m. May 4

First discovered: 5 hours ago, 4:55 a.m. May 4

Initial location: Modoc County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Coal

Coal Fire initially started today at 4:55 a.m. in Modoc County.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for five hours. Currently, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it has yet to be determined.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center