Mohawk Vista

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/48448/mohawk-vista

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    20% 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

    20% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 1964, which burned 423 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 1,538 acres · State Responsibility Area 20%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,122 acres · Mostly federal land 80%

7,660 acres of land in all, 1,538 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. 1929 Unnamed fire Of 1,348 acres in all 1,081 acres
  2. 1964 Unnamed fire Of 2,351 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 423 acres
  3. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 566 acres in all 2 acres

In all, 1,506 acres of Mohawk 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 Mohawk Vista

Neighboring communities

  1. Mohawk Vista 20% Very High · this area
  2. Blairsden 55% Very High
  3. C-Road 89% Very High
  4. Graeagle 28% Very High
  5. Mabie 53% Very High
  6. Plumas Eureka 10% Very High