Calpella

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,345 acres · 708 state, 637 local 82%
  2. High 69 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 232 acres · Mostly federal land 14%

  1,647 acres of land in all, 708 in the State Responsibility Area and 706 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. 1952 County Dump #2 Fire 939 acres in total 562 acres here
  2. 1954 Calpella Dump Fire 423 acres in total 412 acres here
  3. 2021 Hopkins Fire Cause: Arson 253 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Hopkins Fire, which burned 253 acres here. In all, 782 acres of Calpella 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