Blackhawk

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 393 acres · 121 state, 272 local 11%
  2. High 1,389 acres · 826 state, 563 local 37%
  3. Moderate 903 acres · 45 state, 858 local 24%
  4. Non-wildland 1,020 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%

  3,704 acres of land in all, 992 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,712 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 Tassajara Fire 446 acres here
  2. 1981 Blackhawk Fire 2,361 acres in total · Cause: Arson 31 acres here

  The most recent was the 1981 Blackhawk Fire, which burned 31 acres here. In all, 477 acres of Blackhawk 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