Mad River

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/45092/mad-river

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    44% 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

    17% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 August Complex, which burned 428 acres here, one of 34 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% Elevated

    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 9,805 acres · State Responsibility Area 44%
  2. High 634 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 12,080 acres · Mostly federal land 54%

22,519 acres of land in all, 10,439 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. 2015 Gobbler Fire Of 8,305 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,201 acres
  2. 2015 Pickett Fire Of 11,013 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 654 acres
  3. 1974 Unnamed fire Cause: Arson 556 acres
  4. 2020 August Complex Of 1,032,700 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 428 acres
  5. 1971 Unnamed fire Cause: Smoking 242 acres
  6. 1982 Unnamed fire Of 239 acres in all · Cause: Arson 236 acres
  7. 1989 South Fork Fire Of 182 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 162 acres
  8. 2017 Rivers Fire Cause: Debris burning 148 acres
  9. 1982 Dozen Plus Fire 139 acres
  10. 2015 Buck Fire Of 1,420 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 127 acres

And 24 smaller fires. In all, 3,875 acres of Mad River 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Mad River 44% Very High · this area
  2. Ruth 16% Very High