Bella Vista

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 9,532 acres · State Responsibility Area 56%
  2. High 7,321 acres · State Responsibility Area 43%
  3. Moderate 38 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 157 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  17,049 acres of land in all, 16,891 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. 1999 Jones Fire 26,203 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 11,724 acres here
  2. 1951 G. Chatham Fire 1,458 acres here
  3. 2004 Bear Fire 10,442 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,413 acres here

  The most recent was the 2004 Bear Fire, which burned 1,413 acres here. In all, 11,880 acres of Bella Vista 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