Mammoth Lakes

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,147 acres · Local Responsibility Area 13%
  2. High 803 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  3. Moderate 98 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 13,148 acres · Mostly federal land 81%

  16,196 acres of land in all, 3,048 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. 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. 1987 Mammoth Fire 640 acres in total 272 acres here
  2. 1966 Unnamed fire 327 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 157 acres here
  3. 1987 Unnamed fire 436 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 86 acres here
  4. 1972 Unnamed fire 153 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 1987 Mammoth Fire, which burned 272 acres here. In all, 468 acres of Mammoth Lakes 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