Tecopa

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/78050/tecopa

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    5% Moderate · 3% High

    All of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where Inyo County adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    1% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Willow Fire, which burned 32 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. High 406 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  2. Moderate 585 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  3. Non-wildland 358 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 10,592 acres · Mostly federal land 89%

11,941 acres of land in all, 1,349 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. 2010 Tecopa Fire Of 106 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 83 acres
  2. 2002 Tecopa Fire Of 116 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 64 acres
  3. 2021 Willow Fire 32 acres
  4. 2017 Tecopa Fire Cause: Lightning 27 acres

In all, 167 acres of Tecopa 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 Tecopa

Neighboring communities

  1. Tecopa 5% Moderate · 3% High · this area
  2. Shoshone 7% Moderate