Coleville

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,521 acres · 1,401 state, 120 local 12%
  2. High 612 acres · 5 state, 607 local 5%
  3. Moderate 3,899 acres · Local Responsibility Area 32%
  4. Non-wildland 2,372 acres · Local Responsibility Area 19%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,926 acres · Mostly federal land 32%

  12,330 acres of land in all, 1,406 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,998 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 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 1996 Coleville Fire 2,581 acres in total 2,486 acres here
  2. 2004 Dana Fire 3,161 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,031 acres here
  3. 2007 Larson Fire 1,076 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 601 acres here
  4. 2017 Slinkard Fire 8,924 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 512 acres here
  5. 2004 Gates Complex 8,905 acres in total 462 acres here
  6. 1964 Unnamed fire 368 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 304 acres here
  7. 2020 Mountain View Fire 20,375 acres in total 219 acres here
  8. 1973 Unnamed fire 376 acres in total 212 acres here
  9. 2020 Slink Fire 26,752 acres in total 166 acres here
  10. 1995 Larsen Fire Cause: Arson 81 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2020 Mountain View Fire, which burned 219 acres here. In all, 4,599 acres of Coleville 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