Burn severity · Sierra County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Sierra County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 20 | 99 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| Low | 25 | 343 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 553 |
| Moderate low | 27 | 706 | 667 | 1 | 0 | 1,401 |
| Moderate high | 27 | 1,142 | 867 | 0 | 0 | 2,037 |
| High | 33 | 705 | 456 | 1 | 0 | 1,194 |
| Assessed acres in Sierra County | 132 | 2,995 | 2,213 | 3 | 0 | 5,343 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Sierra County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant Fire | 13,930 | 5,341 (of 13,934) | 155 | 553 | 1,401 | 2,037 | 1,194 |
| Crystal Peak Fire | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bug Fire burned in from another county | 93,733 | 311 (of 93,726) | 7 | 22 | 60 | 158 | 63 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 2 | 13,932 |
| Offered to assessment | 2 | 13,932 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 2 | 13,932 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Sierra County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Sierra County | 2 | 5,343 |
| Assessed acres outside Sierra County | — | 8,593 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 13,936 |
| Burned in from another county | 1 | 311 |
Generated 2026-09-17 03:09 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-17 03:09 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for CA. 30 m cells.