Fairfield

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 5,706 acres · 11 state, 5,695 local 21%
  2. Moderate 4,136 acres · 2 state, 4,134 local 15%
  3. Non-wildland 12,010 acres · Local Responsibility Area 45%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,945 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

  26,798 acres of land in all, 13 in the State Responsibility Area and 21,839 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. 2020 Hennessey Fire 305,352 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 195 acres here
  2. 1992 Cement Fire 1,221 acres in total 167 acres here
  3. 1983 Cleek Fire 220 acres in total · Cause: Arson 160 acres here
  4. 1972 Cement Hill Fire 1,724 acres in total 138 acres here
  5. 2018 Nelson Fire 2,158 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 102 acres here
  6. 2004 Cement Fire 1,007 acres in total 73 acres here
  7. 2006 Fairfield Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 55 acres here
  8. 2011 Beacon Fire 703 acres in total · Cause: Arson 54 acres here
  9. 1985 Jameson Fire 873 acres in total 46 acres here

  The most recent was the 2020 Hennessey Fire, which burned 195 acres here. In all, 804 acres of Fairfield 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