Mammoth Lakes

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/45358/mammoth-lakes

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    13% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the Town of Mammoth Lakes adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    3% has burned

    Most recently the 1987 Mammoth Fire, which burned 272 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    72% 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 2,147 acres · Local Responsibility Area 13%
  2. High 803 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  3. Moderate 98 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 13,148 acres · Mostly federal land 81%

16,196 acres of land in all, 3,048 of it in the Local 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1987 Mammoth Fire Of 640 acres in all 272 acres
  2. 1966 Unnamed fire Of 327 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 157 acres
  3. 1987 Unnamed fire Of 436 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 86 acres
  4. 1972 Unnamed fire Of 153 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 1 acre

In all, 468 acres of Mammoth Lakes 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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