Claremont

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,187 acres · 1 state, 3,186 local 37%
  2. High 953 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  3. Moderate 288 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Non-wildland 4,105 acres · Local Responsibility Area 48%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 88 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  8,621 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,533 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

  The 10 largest of 37 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Padua Fire 10,458 acres in total · Cause: Arson 3,349 acres here
  2. 1962 Unnamed fire 2,017 acres in total 1,768 acres here
  3. 1979 Millie Fire 1,996 acres in total 1,700 acres here
  4. 1927 Webb School No. 26 Fire 855 acres in total 685 acres here
  5. 1910 Unnamed fire 1,646 acres in total 654 acres here
  6. 1990 Webb Ii Fire 340 acres in total 320 acres here
  7. 1985 Johnson Fire 231 acres here
  8. 1997 Amarillo/Tank Fire 202 acres in total 163 acres here
  9. 1989 Sycamore Fire 159 acres here
  10. 1914 Unnamed fire 1,711 acres in total 152 acres here

  And 27 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2003 Padua Fire, which burned 3,349 acres here. In all, 4,009 acres of Claremont 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