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

Published Aug 28, 2025 #Tickner fire

Updated: 2:33 p.m. Aug. 28

First discovered: 3 hours ago, 10:50 a.m. Aug. 28

Initial location: Modoc County, Calif.

Fire type: Wildfire

Fire name: Tickner

Tickner Fire initially started today at 10:50 a.m. in Modoc County, California.

It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for three hours. The fire is believed to have occurred naturally. At present, details about the containment of the fire are unknown.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center