El Cerrito

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,084 acres · 905 state, 179 local 60%
  2. High 86 acres · 29 state, 57 local 5%
  3. Moderate 89 acres · 35 state, 55 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 544 acres · Local Responsibility Area 30%

  1,803 acres of land in all, 969 in the State Responsibility Area and 834 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. 1975 Unnamed fire 1,954 acres in total 615 acres here
  2. 1983 Mckinley Fire 1,607 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 44 acres here

  The most recent was the 1983 Mckinley Fire, which burned 44 acres here. In all, 617 acres of El Cerrito 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