Highland

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,921 acres · Local Responsibility Area 24%
  2. High 3,344 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%
  3. Moderate 725 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  4. Non-wildland 4,341 acres · Local Responsibility Area 36%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 623 acres · Mostly federal land 5%

  11,954 acres of land in all, 1 in the State Responsibility Area and 11,330 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

  The 10 largest of 31 fires that burned here

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  1. 1906 Unnamed fire 2,353 acres in total 1,198 acres here
  2. 2003 Old Fire 91,428 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,194 acres here
  3. 2024 Line Fire 43,976 acres in total 984 acres here
  4. 1956 East Highland Fire 14,444 acres in total 882 acres here
  5. 2006 Emerald Fire 2,131 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 546 acres here
  6. 1980 Sycamore Fire 3,479 acres in total 491 acres here
  7. 1943 Unnamed fire 455 acres here
  8. 2017 Bridge 2 Fire 460 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 371 acres here
  9. 1968 District #2 Fire 289 acres in total 285 acres here
  10. 1986 Unnamed fire 411 acres in total 281 acres here

  And 21 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Line Fire, which burned 984 acres here. In all, 4,679 acres of Highland 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