Inyo County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,234 acres · 2,068 state, 2,166 local <1%
  2. High 176,101 acres · 131,890 state, 44,210 local 3%
  3. Moderate 288,325 acres · 217,104 state, 71,221 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 21,058 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,054,814 acres · Mostly federal land 93%

  6,544,532 acres of land in all, 351,062 in the State Responsibility Area and 138,656 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 132 fires that burned here

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  1. 2007 Oak Fire Cause: Lightning 27,063 acres here
  2. 2005 China Lake Fire Cause: Aircraft 10,355 acres here
  3. 2019 Taboose Fire Cause: Lightning 10,256 acres here
  4. 2006 Calico Fire Cause: Lightning 9,278 acres here
  5. 2020 Nadeau Fire 9,150 acres here
  6. 1985 Onion Fire Cause: Lightning 9,084 acres here
  7. 1962 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 6,498 acres here
  8. 2007 Sage Fire Cause: Lightning 6,463 acres here
  9. 2002 Fuller Fire Cause: Lightning 6,431 acres here
  10. 2008 Clover Fire 15,789 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,893 acres here

  And 122 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Aberdeen Fire, which burned 91 acres here. In all, 172,768 acres of Inyo County 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