Durham

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 2,391 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  2. Moderate 3,495 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Non-wildland 46,491 acres · Local Responsibility Area 89%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acre · Mostly federal land <1%

  52,378 acres of land in all, 52,377 of it in the Local 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. 2018 Shippee Fire Cause: Power lines 357 acres here
  2. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 196 acres here
  3. 1973 Pentz/67 Fire 132 acres here
  4. 2022 Nelson Fire Cause: Equipment use 60 acres here

  The most recent was the 2022 Nelson Fire, which burned 60 acres here. In all, 744 acres of Durham 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