Mono County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/county/051/mono

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    7% High · 1% Very High

    Most of the 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

    9% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Pack Fire, which burned 1,974 acres here, one of 165 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    68% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 20,528 acres · 17,621 state, 2,907 local 1%
  2. High 136,613 acres · 134,598 state, 2,016 local 7%
  3. Moderate 112,866 acres · 103,375 state, 9,491 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 7,713 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,726,618 acres · Mostly federal land 86%

2,004,337 acres of land in all, 255,594 in the State Responsibility Area and 22,126 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. 2002 Cannon Fire Cause: Campfire 26,648 acres
  2. 2020 Mountain View Fire Of 20,375 acres in all 15,815 acres
  3. 2020 Slink Fire Of 26,752 acres in all 14,026 acres
  4. 2012 Indian Fire Cause: Lightning 12,569 acres
  5. 2004 Gates Complex 8,898 acres
  6. 2017 Slinkard Fire Of 8,924 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 8,580 acres
  7. 2006 Sawmill Fire Cause: Debris burning 7,436 acres
  8. 2018 Boot Fire 6,968 acres
  9. 2019 Springs Fire Cause: Lightning 6,614 acres
  10. 2015 Round Fire Of 6,538 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,116 acres

And 155 smaller fires. In all, 177,560 acres of Mono 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. Mono County 7% High · 1% Very High · this area
  2. Alpine County 3% High · 3% Very High
  3. Fresno County 8% Very High
  4. Inyo County 4% Moderate · <1% Very High
  5. Madera County 9% Very High
  6. Tuolumne County 17% Very High