ZIP code 95490

Mendocino County, including Brooktrails and Willits

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95490

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    40% Very High

    Most 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

    36% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Ridge Fire, which burned 4 acres here, one of 75 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    18% 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 111,517 acres · 111,281 state, 236 local 40%
  2. High 99,676 acres · 99,477 state, 199 local 36%
  3. Moderate 34,262 acres · 28,782 state, 5,479 local 12%
  4. Non-wildland 1,750 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 28,290 acres · Mostly federal land 10%

275,496 acres of land in all, 239,541 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,665 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. 1987 Mendenhall Fire Of 65,468 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 23,992 acres
  2. 2020 August Complex Of 1,032,700 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 15,966 acres
  3. 1950 Strong Mountain Fire Of 20,619 acres in all 11,679 acres
  4. 1944 Ironles #2 Fire 9,536 acres
  5. 1945 Tomki Creek Fire 8,108 acres
  6. 1945 Hayworth Ridge Fire Of 14,943 acres in all 7,435 acres
  7. 1944 Foster Mountain Fire 6,984 acres
  8. 1950 Irene Peak Fire Of 8,956 acres in all 5,239 acres
  9. 1945 Wheel Barrow Fire 4,410 acres
  10. 1973 Doghouse Fire Of 8,059 acres in all 4,084 acres

And 65 smaller fires. In all, 99,854 acres of ZIP code 95490 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 ZIP codes

  1. 95490 40% Very High · this area
  2. 95428 62% Very High
  3. 95429 97% Very High
  4. 95437 26% High
  5. 95454 37% Very High
  6. 95469 55% Very High
  7. 95470 61% Very High
  8. 95482 59% Very High