Mono County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 20,528 acres · 17,621 state, 2,907 local 1%
  2. High 136,613 acres · 134,598 state, 2,016 local 7%
  3. Moderate 112,866 acres · 103,375 state, 9,491 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 7,713 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,726,618 acres · Mostly federal land 86%

  2,004,337 acres of land in all, 255,594 in the State Responsibility Area and 22,126 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 165 fires that burned here

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  1. 2002 Cannon Fire Cause: Campfire 26,648 acres here
  2. 2020 Mountain View Fire 20,375 acres in total 15,815 acres here
  3. 2020 Slink Fire 26,752 acres in total 14,026 acres here
  4. 2012 Indian Fire Cause: Lightning 12,569 acres here
  5. 2004 Gates Complex 8,898 acres here
  6. 2017 Slinkard Fire 8,924 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 8,580 acres here
  7. 2006 Sawmill Fire Cause: Debris burning 7,436 acres here
  8. 2018 Boot Fire 6,968 acres here
  9. 2019 Springs Fire Cause: Lightning 6,614 acres here
  10. 2015 Round Fire 6,538 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,116 acres here

  And 155 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Pack Fire, which burned 1,974 acres here. In all, 177,560 acres of Mono 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