Chester

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,125 acres · 2,721 state, 404 local 66%
  2. High 550 acres · 344 state, 206 local 12%
  3. Moderate 680 acres · 573 state, 107 local 14%
  4. Non-wildland 51 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 309 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

  4,716 acres of land in all, 3,638 in the State Responsibility Area and 769 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. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 1,801 acres here
  2. 1919 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 247 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 1,801 acres here. In all, 2,048 acres of Chester 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