Clovis

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 100 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  2. Moderate 125 acres · 9 state, 116 local 1%
  3. Non-wildland 17,742 acres · Local Responsibility Area 99%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 33 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  18,001 acres of land in all, 9 in the State Responsibility Area and 17,959 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. 1981 Friant Fire 1,079 acres in total 10 acres here
  2. 1994 Friant Fire 624 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 7 acres here
  3. 1995 Silaxo Fire 543 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 5 acres here
  4. 1999 Rifle Fire 18 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 4 acres here
  5. 1997 Grove Fire 1,400 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3 acres here

  The most recent was the 1999 Rifle Fire, which burned 4 acres here. In all, 20 acres of Clovis 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