Land cover · Sierra County 2026

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Acres by cover type Acres in Sierra County % of burned % of Sierra County
Forest 132 2.5% 73.5%
Range (shrubland) 2,995 56.1% 15.3%
Grassland 2,213 41.4% 7.7%
Other 3 0.0% 3.5%
Burned in from another county 311 — —
Measured acres in Sierra County 5,343 — —
Measured fires
Fire Reported acres Acres in Sierra County Forest Range (shrubland) Grassland Other Unclassified
Elephant Fire 13,930 5,341 (of 13,934) 130 2,995 2,213 3 0
Crystal Peak Fire 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Bug Fire burned in from another county 93,733 311 (of 93,726) 15 209 87 0 0
Reconciliation
Line Fires Acres
Counted fires 2 13,932
Offered to measurement 2 13,932
Complex roll-up residue — 0
Fires with cells 2 13,932
Awaiting a perimeter 0 0
Awaiting measurement 0 0
Measurement errors 0 0
Smaller than one cell 0 0
Every cell outside Sierra County 0 0
Measured acres in Sierra County 2 5,343
Measured acres outside Sierra County — 8,593
Whole perimeter acres — 13,936
Reported minus measured — -4
Burned in from another county 1 311

LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT with USFS RDS-2020-0044 for CA. Land cover tabulated through 2026-09-01. 30 m cells.