Guerneville

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 101 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  2. High 6,206 acres · State Responsibility Area 98%
  3. Moderate 15 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acre · Mostly federal land <1%

  6,323 acres of land in all, 6,322 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. 2020 Walbridge Fire 55,209 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 787 acres here
  2. 1961 Roadside #44 Fire 5,968 acres in total 568 acres here
  3. 1945 Unnamed fire 349 acres in total 25 acres here
  4. 1959 Mccray Ridge Fire 1,226 acres in total 6 acres here

  The most recent was the 2020 Walbridge Fire, which burned 787 acres here. In all, 1,375 acres of Guerneville 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