Madera County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/county/039/madera

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    9% Very High

    All of the Very 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

    30% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 1-4 Fire, which burned 127 acres here, one of 305 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    7% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 124,043 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  2. High 219,338 acres · 218,005 state, 1,333 local 16%
  3. Moderate 68,271 acres · 35,650 state, 32,621 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 452,143 acres · Local Responsibility Area 33%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 514,034 acres · Mostly federal land 37%

1,377,830 acres of land in all, 377,698 in the State Responsibility Area and 486,098 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

Largest fires

  1. 2020 Creek Fire Of 379,842 acres in all 188,079 acres
  2. 1939 Unnamed fire Of 35,335 acres in all 32,987 acres
  3. 1961 Harlow Fire Of 43,331 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 32,836 acres
  4. 1922 Unnamed fire 24,984 acres
  5. 1923 Unnamed fire 24,116 acres
  6. 2014 French Fire Cause: Campfire 13,824 acres
  7. 2018 Lions Fire Cause: Lightning 13,461 acres
  8. 1911 Unnamed fire 11,239 acres
  9. 1936 Unnamed fire 10,674 acres
  10. 1924 Unnamed fire 10,300 acres

And 295 smaller fires. In all, 417,565 acres of Madera County 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

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Neighboring counties

  1. Madera County 9% Very High · this area
  2. Fresno County 8% Very High
  3. Mariposa County 23% Very High
  4. Merced County 9% Very High
  5. Mono County 7% High · 1% Very High
  6. Tuolumne County 17% Very High