Mountain Mesa

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 78 acres · State Responsibility Area 14%
  2. High 153 acres · State Responsibility Area 28%
  3. Moderate 73 acres · State Responsibility Area 13%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 251 acres · Mostly federal land 45%

  555 acres of land in all, 304 of it in the State 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. 1942 Unnamed fire 26,979 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 555 acres here
  2. 2020 Mesa Fire 101 acres in total 93 acres here
  3. 2016 Erskine Fire 48,008 acres in total 23 acres here

  The most recent was the 2020 Mesa Fire, which burned 93 acres here. In all, 555 acres of Mountain Mesa 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