Mead Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,582 acres · 4,155 state, 1,427 local 46%
  2. High 717 acres · 196 state, 521 local 6%
  3. Moderate 998 acres · 533 state, 465 local 8%
  4. Non-wildland 4,872 acres · Local Responsibility Area 40%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 46 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  12,215 acres of land in all, 4,883 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,285 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

  The 10 largest of 16 fires that burned here

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  1. 1960 Gavilan Peak Fire 1,904 acres in total 606 acres here
  2. 1981 Micheal Fire 1,154 acres in total 550 acres here
  3. 1979 Unnamed fire 1,126 acres in total 508 acres here
  4. 1979 Yucca #2 Fire 421 acres in total 387 acres here
  5. 1997 Brown Fire Cause: Arson 268 acres here
  6. 1992 Orange Fire 267 acres here
  7. 1979 Unnamed fire 213 acres in total 205 acres here
  8. 1982 Fox Fire 573 acres in total · Cause: Arson 198 acres here
  9. 1995 Seaton Fire 127 acres here
  10. 1995 Vista Fire 126 acres in total 103 acres here

  And 6 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Rider Fire, which burned 50 acres here. In all, 2,648 acres of Mead Valley 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