Buck Meadows

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 322 acres · State Responsibility Area 94%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 21 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

  343 acres of land in all, 322 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. 1987 Hamm Fire 33,144 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 343 acres here
  2. 2013 Rim Fire 256,176 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 32 acres here
  3. 1954 Buck Meadows Fire 22 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 20 acres here
  4. 1968 Buck Fire 21 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 15 acres here

  The most recent was the 2013 Rim Fire, which burned 32 acres here. In all, 343 acres of Buck Meadows 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