Update: Dry Fire in Modoc County – Aug. 28 status

Published Aug 28, 2025 #Dry fire

Updated: 12:12 p.m. Aug. 28

First discovered: 21 hours ago, 2:16 p.m. Aug. 27

Initial location: Modoc County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Dry

Dry Fire initially started 2:16 p.m. Aug. 27 in Modoc County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 21 hours. It is believed that the fire was naturally caused. There is currently no information on the containment of the fire.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center