Glen Ellen

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 853 acres · State Responsibility Area 63%
  2. High 319 acres · State Responsibility Area 24%
  3. Moderate 172 acres · State Responsibility Area 13%

  1,345 acres of land in all, 1,345 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. 2017 Nuns Fire 55,798 acres in total 332 acres here

  In all, 332 acres of Glen Ellen 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