Granite Bay

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 925 acres · 822 state, 103 local 7%
  2. High 5,463 acres · 2,633 state, 2,830 local 40%
  3. Moderate 2,015 acres · 469 state, 1,547 local 15%
  4. Non-wildland 4,490 acres · Local Responsibility Area 32%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 924 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

  13,819 acres of land in all, 3,924 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,971 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. 1954 Omohundro Fire 2,027 acres in total 1,991 acres here
  2. 1951 Eureka Fire 221 acres here
  3. 2002 Sierra Fire 594 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 173 acres here
  4. 1972 Sierra College Fire 189 acres in total 73 acres here
  5. 1931 Unnamed fire 6,693 acres in total 16 acres here

  The most recent was the 2002 Sierra Fire, which burned 173 acres here. In all, 2,474 acres of Granite Bay 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