Atascadero

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,930 acres · 18 state, 5,912 local 35%
  2. High 2,589 acres · 1 state, 2,589 local 15%
  3. Moderate 6,790 acres · 6 state, 6,784 local 41%
  4. Non-wildland 1,416 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%

  16,726 acres of land in all, 25 in the State Responsibility Area and 16,700 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1921 Unnamed fire 5,931 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 754 acres here
  2. 1956 Pink Goat Fire 609 acres in total 375 acres here
  3. 1994 Hwy 41 Fire 50,729 acres in total · Cause: Arson 292 acres here
  4. 1931 Unnamed fire 17,959 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 280 acres here
  5. 1968 Goble Fire 270 acres here
  6. 1930 Unnamed fire 233 acres in total 68 acres here
  7. 2017 Chalk Fire 19 acres here

  The most recent was the 2017 Chalk Fire, which burned 19 acres here. In all, 1,738 acres of Atascadero 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