Willits

City in Mendocino County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/85600/willits

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    7% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Willits adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    5% has burned

    Most recently the 1993 Willits Watershed Fire, which burned 23 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    6% 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 129 acres · 4 state, 125 local 7%
  2. High 153 acres · 1 state, 152 local 8%
  3. Moderate 851 acres · 3 state, 848 local 47%
  4. Non-wildland 664 acres · Local Responsibility Area 37%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

1,805 acres of land in all, 7 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,789 in the Local. 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. 1944 Ironles #2 Fire Of 9,537 acres in all 72 acres
  2. 1993 Willits Watershed Fire Of 562 acres in all 23 acres

In all, 95 acres of Willits 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 Willits

Neighboring communities

  1. Willits 7% Very High · this area
  2. Brooktrails 86% High · 2% Very High