Forest ownership · California 2026

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Burned forest by owner Forest acres in California % of burned forest % of California's forestland
Public 23,334 40.1% 60.5%
Federal 21,575 37.1% 56.6%
State 1,052 1.8% 2.8%
Local (county, city) 707 1.2% 1.1%
Tribal 7,412 12.7% 1.1%
Tribal 7,412 12.7% 1.1%
Private 5,454 9.4% 38.4%
Family 4,834 8.3% 22.1%
Corporate 346 0.6% 14.4%
TIMO/REIT 0 0.0% 0.6%
Other private 273 0.5% 1.3%
Ownership not modeled 22,014 37.8% —
Burned in from another state or province 607 — —
Burned forest in California 58,213 — —
Fires by owner
Fire Forest acres in California Federal State Local Tribal Private Not modeled
Plaskett Fire 17,172 10,429 51 0 0 0 6,692
Timber Fire 15,811 4,466 519 0 0 0 10,826
MP18 Fire 7,279 0 0 0 7,268 0 10
Gann Fire 5,255 993 0 695 0 3,316 251
Dome Fire 2,939 2,913 0 0 0 0 26
Summit Fire 1,140 485 0 0 0 33 623
Lucas Fire 950 465 0 0 13 366 106
Biscar Fire 737 259 0 0 0 81 397
Alpaugh Fire 618 0 0 0 0 0 618
Rock Fire 543 177 0 0 0 0 366
Elephant Fire 457 304 62 0 0 9 81
Loomis Fire 412 388 0 0 0 7 17
3-1 Pit Fire 401 155 0 0 0 213 32
Floriston Fire 388 55 305 0 0 6 22
Little Fire 344 0 0 0 0 292 52
Fish Fire 337 0 0 0 0 146 191
Feliz Fire 328 0 0 0 0 176 152
Brook Fire 219 5 0 0 0 95 119
Rowlee Fire 172 0 0 0 0 0 172
River Fire 162 0 0 0 0 0 162
Santa Rosa Island Fire 151 0 0 0 0 0 151
Woodside Fire 135 0 91 0 0 0 44
Bain Fire 119 0 17 0 0 1 102
Colorado Fire 112 89 0 0 0 23 0
Chute Fire 111 35 0 0 0 75 0
Rumsey Fire 108 3 0 0 0 78 28
Wagon Fire 100 89 0 0 0 0 11
Milepost16 Fire 97 0 0 0 96 0 0
Rocky Fire 95 24 0 0 0 32 39
Dove Fire 89 3 0 0 0 86 1
Fields Fire 85 0 0 3 0 0 82
Lumbee Fire 84 50 0 0 0 34 0
Talbot Fire 82 82 0 0 0 0 0
Foster Fire 81 0 0 0 34 0 47
Det2 Fire 66 0 0 0 0 64 2
Grade Fire 65 7 0 0 0 4 55
Woods Fire 60 60 0 0 0 0 0
Putah Fire 55 0 0 0 0 49 6
Antelope Fire 52 0 0 0 0 1 51
North Fire 51 0 0 0 0 0 51
Ridge Fire 48 0 0 0 0 42 6
Mateo Fire 42 0 0 0 0 0 42
Sandy Fire 40 0 0 0 0 0 40
Hatchet Fire 39 0 0 0 0 5 34
Sampleperimeter Fire 36 0 0 0 0 0 36
Morgan Fire 36 0 4 0 0 23 9
Kearney Fire 34 0 0 0 0 21 12
Buzzard Fire 31 0 0 0 0 5 26
Turkey Fire 27 0 0 8 0 0 19
Bend Fire 26 0 0 0 0 26 0
Drum Fire 21 0 0 0 0 1 20
Border 6 Fire 19 0 0 0 0 0 19
Whitlock Fire 18 0 0 0 0 0 18
Green Fire 18 0 0 0 0 17 1
Miners Fire 17 0 0 0 0 9 8
Flat Fire 15 3 0 0 0 11 0
Alamo Fire 12 0 0 0 0 2 10
Range Fire 12 0 0 0 0 0 12
Bagby Fire 11 0 0 0 0 11 0
Cassie Fire 11 0 0 0 0 9 2
Clover Fire 11 0 0 0 0 11 0
Yuba Fire 10 0 0 0 0 10 0
Williams Fire 9 4 0 0 0 3 3
Wood Fire 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Tusil Fire 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Sorrento Fire 8 0 0 0 0 0 8
Nash Fire 8 0 0 0 0 7 1
Dennis Fire 8 8 0 0 0 0 0
Ross Fire 8 0 0 0 0 8 0
Timber Fire 7 0 0 0 0 7 0
McKean Fire 7 0 0 0 0 3 4
Van Fire 7 0 0 0 0 4 2
Twain Fire 7 7 0 0 0 0 0
Twist Fire 6 0 0 0 0 5 1
Holland Fire 6 0 0 0 0 6 0
Sandy Fire 6 3 0 0 0 0 3
I5 Fire 6 0 0 0 0 5 0
Volcano Fire 6 0 0 0 0 1 5
Waltz Fire 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Lammers Fire 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Priest Fire 5 5 0 0 0 0 0
Chileno Fire 5 0 0 1 0 0 4
Grade Fire 5 0 2 0 0 0 3
Springs Fire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Creelman Fire 4 0 0 0 0 0 4
Combie Fire 4 0 0 0 0 4 0
Ivanpah Fire 4 1 0 0 0 0 3
Beaver Fire 4 0 0 0 0 1 3
Crestmore Fire 3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Scofield Fire 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Trainingandre Fire 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
Pipeline Fire 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Woods Fire 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Holser Fire 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
Crown Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Long Gultch Fire 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Lost Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Carbon Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Tower Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Star Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Conklin Fire 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Lynwood Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Court Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 1
160 Fire 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Crystal Peak Fire 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mineral Fire 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
Mission Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cajon Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Frontier Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Trainingrico Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Macy Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cotton Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
November Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Wyly Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Lost Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Cherry Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Mystic Fire 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Thorn Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dehesa 7 Fire 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Assist/Bdc/National Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blue Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tumey Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hog Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gopher Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gibson Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Foothill Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marina Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Head Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grande Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ledson Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Low Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gibby Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Basin Fire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bug Fire burned in from another state or province 607 6 0 0 0 0 601
Island Fire burned in from another state or province 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

89 measured fires burned zero forest cells.

Reconciliation
Owner cells 261,757 58,213
Land cover Forest cells 261,757 58,213
Equal 261,757

USFS RDS-2020-0044 service 12 for CA. Ownership tabulated through 2026-09-27. 30 m cells.