Catheys Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,102 acres · State Responsibility Area 14%
  2. High 12,320 acres · State Responsibility Area 81%
  3. Moderate 707 acres · State Responsibility Area 5%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 18 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  15,147 acres of land in all, 15,128 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. 2017 Detwiler Fire 81,826 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 768 acres here
  2. 1992 Hornitos Fire 654 acres here
  3. 1952 Cathay Valley Mt. Fire 808 acres in total 378 acres here
  4. 2004 Guadelupe/Mpud 127 Fire 142 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 89 acres here

  The most recent was the 2017 Detwiler Fire, which burned 768 acres here. In all, 1,472 acres of Catheys Valley 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