Bear Valley Springs

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 20,199 acres · State Responsibility Area 81%
  2. High 4,270 acres · 3,963 state, 307 local 17%
  3. Moderate 212 acres · 125 state, 87 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 242 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%

  24,923 acres of land in all, 24,287 in the State Responsibility Area and 636 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. 1970 Bear Mountain #1 Fire 1,610 acres in total 1,281 acres here
  2. 2011 Comanche Fire 25,939 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 746 acres here
  3. 1968 Bear Valley Ranch Fire 662 acres here
  4. 2016 Range Fire 514 acres here
  5. 2016 Deer Fire 1,563 acres in total 373 acres here
  6. 2022 Range Fire 93 acres here
  7. 2023 Trotter Fire 53 acres here
  8. 2016 Frontier Fire 44 acres here

  The most recent was the 2023 Trotter Fire, which burned 53 acres here. In all, 3,174 acres of Bear Valley Springs 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