Cartago

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 572 acres · State Responsibility Area 76%
  2. Moderate 9 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 169 acres · Mostly federal land 23%

  750 acres of land in all, 581 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. 2024 Cartago Fire 101 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 58 acres here
  2. 2021 Crystal Fire Cause: Campfire 2 acres here

  The most recent was the 2024 Cartago Fire, which burned 58 acres here. In all, 59 acres of Cartago 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