Lake Isabella

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/39570/lake-isabella

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    16% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    69% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Pearl Fire, which burned 40 acres here, one of 47 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% Extreme

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 2,307 acres · State Responsibility Area 16%
  2. High 1,328 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  3. Moderate 337 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 10,196 acres · Mostly federal land 72%

14,169 acres of land in all, 3,973 of it in the State Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 2024. Local zones are CAL FIRE's 2025 recommendation, which each city or county adopts by ordinance and can make stricter. How to read fire zones

Largest fires

  1. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 26,979 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,774 acres
  2. 2016 Erskine Fire Of 48,008 acres in all 3,022 acres
  3. 1994 Lakeland Fire Of 2,437 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 1,733 acres
  4. 2002 Borel Fire Of 3,418 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,432 acres
  5. 1998 Yankee Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,229 acres
  6. 2021 French Fire Of 26,535 acres in all 1,161 acres
  7. 1974 Pioneer Fire 932 acres
  8. 1984 Bodfish Fire Of 26,709 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 849 acres
  9. 1968 Cook Peak Fire Of 885 acres in all 846 acres
  10. 1974 Pioneer Fire 808 acres

And 37 smaller fires. In all, 9,784 acres of Lake Isabella have burned. Acres are the land each fire burned here, and fires that crossed less than an acre are not counted. Some older or smaller fires may be missing, and a fire perimeter can include unburned patches. How to read fire history

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

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Neighboring communities

  1. Lake Isabella 16% Very High · this area
  2. Bodfish 52% Very High