Community Wildfire Protection Plan

The Mono County CWPP is a comprehensive, scientifically based analysis of wildfire-related 
hazards and risks in the WUI areas of Mono County, California. Originally prepared for 
Mono County (County) and the Town of Mammoth Lakes (Town) in concert with the 2019 
MJHMP, it was an incisive update to the 2009 Community Wildfire Protection Plan. The 
2019 MJHMP and CWPP were prepared based on a countywide effort that included 
extensive stakeholder engagement, the compilation of existing documents and GIS data, 
scientifically based analyses of risk and vulnerability, confirmation of field data gathered in 
2009, and recommendations designed to reduce the threat of wildfire-related damages to 
assets, also known as values, at risk.

For 2026, minimal but important updates have been made to reflect updated fire hazard severity maps and additional projects to improve the resilience of the county to the threat of wildfires. The majority of the document, however, remains the same as the 2019 document and is expected to go through a full rewrite and update within the next 1-2 years.