Covelo

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 499 acres · 129 state, 370 local 11%
  2. High 810 acres · 5 state, 805 local 18%
  3. Moderate 355 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  4. Non-wildland 2,149 acres · Local Responsibility Area 47%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 755 acres · Mostly federal land 17%

  4,569 acres of land in all, 134 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,679 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 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

• Fire history

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1959 Indian Land #4 Fire 3,937 acres in total 52 acres here
  2. 2025 Hopper Fire 2 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 2025 Hopper Fire, which burned 1 acre here. In all, 53 acres of Covelo 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