Centerville

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,530 acres · 4,518 state, 12 local 88%
  2. High 91 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 551 acres · Mostly federal land 11%

  5,173 acres of land in all, 4,609 in the State Responsibility Area and 12 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. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,722 acres here
  2. 1946 Muletown Fire 25,993 acres in total 1,379 acres here
  3. 1973 Lower Springs Fire 1,340 acres in total 703 acres here
  4. 1958 Grant School Fire 821 acres in total 377 acres here
  5. 1978 Lower Springs Rd. Fire 494 acres in total 212 acres here
  6. 1956 Sugar Loaf Mine Fire 710 acres in total 179 acres here
  7. 1972 Swasey Dr Fire 1,858 acres in total · Cause: Arson 43 acres here
  8. 1986 Range Fire 21 acres in total · Cause: Arson 9 acres here

  The most recent was the 2018 Carr Fire, which burned 1,722 acres here. In all, 2,547 acres of Centerville 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