Fairfax

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 461 acres · 14 state, 447 local 32%
  2. Moderate 867 acres · 31 state, 836 local 61%
  3. Non-wildland 98 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%

  1,426 acres of land in all, 46 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,380 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. 1923 Uknown Fire 31,769 acres in total 198 acres here
  2. 1982 Oak Manor Fire 70 acres in total 65 acres here
  3. 1941 Uknown Fire 112 acres in total 55 acres here
  4. — Bald Hill Fire 350 acres in total 43 acres here
  5. — Uknown Fire 237 acres in total 9 acres here

  The most recent was the 1982 Oak Manor Fire, which burned 65 acres here. In all, 306 acres of Fairfax 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