Choctaw Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 117 acres · 116 state, 1 local 8%
  2. Moderate 1,338 acres · 1,163 state, 175 local 92%

  1,454 acres of land in all, 1,278 in the State Responsibility Area and 176 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. 1997 Choctaw Fire 10,522 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,141 acres here
  2. 1970 Power House Fire 918 acres in total 683 acres here
  3. 2001 Choctaw Fire 601 acres in total 396 acres here
  4. 2024 Rio Fire 9 acres here
  5. 2021 Mountain Fire 16 acres in total 7 acres here
  6. 2016 Hartinc Fire 2 acres here
  7. 2012 Choctaw Fire 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 2024 Rio Fire, which burned 9 acres here. In all, 1,273 acres of Choctaw 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