Mountain Mesa

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/49600/mountain-mesa

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    14% 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

    100% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 Mesa Fire, which burned 93 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% Extreme

    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 78 acres · State Responsibility Area 14%
  2. High 153 acres · State Responsibility Area 28%
  3. Moderate 73 acres · State Responsibility Area 13%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 251 acres · Mostly federal land 45%

555 acres of land in all, 304 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. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 26,979 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 555 acres
  2. 2020 Mesa Fire Of 101 acres in all 93 acres
  3. 2016 Erskine Fire Of 48,008 acres in all 23 acres

In all, 555 acres of Mountain Mesa 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 Mountain Mesa

Neighboring communities

  1. Mountain Mesa 14% Very High · this area
  2. Squirrel Mountain Valley 70% Very High
  3. Weldon 9% Very High