Mesa Vista

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/47086/mesa-vista

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    55% High · 4% Very High

    All of the 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

    93% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 1988, which burned 435 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    >99% 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 121 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  2. High 1,703 acres · State Responsibility Area 55%
  3. Moderate 35 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,261 acres · Mostly federal land 40%

3,120 acres of land in all, 1,859 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. 1987 Unnamed fire Of 6,350 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,682 acres
  2. 1986 Unnamed fire Of 3,381 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 1,234 acres
  3. 1948 Unnamed fire Of 934 acres in all 729 acres
  4. 1988 Unnamed fire Of 495 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 435 acres
  5. 1947 Unnamed fire 158 acres

In all, 2,916 acres of Mesa Vista 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

ZIP codes in Mesa Vista

Neighboring communities

  1. Mesa Vista 55% High · 4% Very High · this area
  2. Alpine Village 28% Very High