Markleeville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/45988/markleeville

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    19% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    80% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Tamarack Fire, which burned 3,363 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    89% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 807 acres · State Responsibility Area 19%
  2. High 148 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,225 acres · Mostly federal land 77%

4,180 acres of land in all, 955 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2021 Tamarack Fire Of 67,055 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3,363 acres
  2. 1964 Unnamed fire Cause: Equipment use 268 acres

In all, 3,363 acres of Markleeville 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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