Paso Robles

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 6,212 acres · 15 state, 6,198 local 49%
  2. Moderate 1,244 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Non-wildland 5,296 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acre · Mostly federal land <1%

  12,753 acres of land in all, 15 in the State Responsibility Area and 12,738 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. 2021 Franklin Fire 40 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 39 acres here
  2. 2025 Salinas Fire 3 acres here
  3. 2021 Tobin Fire 65 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 2 acres here

  The most recent was the 2025 Salinas Fire, which burned 3 acres here. In all, 45 acres of Paso Robles 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