Pencil2 Fire

Modoc County, California · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 26, 2026 (about 1 hour ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 26, 4:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Pencil2 Fire and other nearby fires

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Pencil2 Fire summary

The Pencil2 Fire is a wildfire near Modoc County, California. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 7 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 26, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 26th at 4:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

90°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 12 to 15 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

50°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 14 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

89°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 20 mph S · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Thursday Night

50°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 17 mph S · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

83°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 3 to 16 mph SSW · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 26th at 4:08 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Pencil2 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 7 other active fires, closest first:

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