El Sobrante

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,366 acres · 2,984 state, 381 local 73%
  2. High 335 acres · 150 state, 185 local 7%
  3. Moderate 394 acres · 207 state, 187 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 535 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%

  4,629 acres of land in all, 3,341 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,288 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. 1978 Unnamed fire 2,157 acres in total 1,626 acres here
  2. 1980 Pierce Fire 985 acres in total 850 acres here
  3. 1980 Unnamed fire 264 acres in total 260 acres here
  4. 2012 Lakepointe Fire 256 acres in total 246 acres here
  5. 1983 Mckinley Fire 1,607 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 52 acres here
  6. 2010 Mckinley Fire 1,028 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 49 acres here
  7. 2005 Knoll Fire 20 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 19 acres here

  The most recent was the 2012 Lakepointe Fire, which burned 246 acres here. In all, 2,378 acres of El Sobrante 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