Cohasset

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 15,277 acres · State Responsibility Area 95%
  2. High 385 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 368 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  16,029 acres of land in all, 15,662 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. 2024 Park Fire 429,603 acres in total · Cause: Arson 15,312 acres here
  2. 1918 Unnamed fire 22,232 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,575 acres here
  3. 1931 Unnamed fire 42,078 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,261 acres here
  4. 1999 Musty Fire 16,757 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,251 acres here
  5. 1985 Rock Creek Fire 1,265 acres here
  6. 1990 Campbell Fire 131,504 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 403 acres here
  7. 1943 Pine Creek Fire 11,360 acres in total 160 acres here
  8. 1988 Adams Ranch Fire 156 acres in total 151 acres here
  9. 1926 Unnamed fire 824 acres in total 12 acres here

  The most recent was the 2024 Park Fire, which burned 15,312 acres here. In all, 15,638 acres of Cohasset 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