Home Gardens

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 485 acres · 243 state, 242 local 50%
  2. High 96 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Moderate 101 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  4. Non-wildland 297 acres · Local Responsibility Area 30%

  980 acres of land in all, 243 in the State Responsibility Area and 737 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. 1983 Mckinley Fire 1,607 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 65 acres here
  2. 1979 Newman Fire 194 acres in total 58 acres here
  3. 2010 Mckinley Fire 1,028 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 41 acres here
  4. 1980 Unnamed fire 264 acres in total 4 acres here

  The most recent was the 2010 Mckinley Fire, which burned 41 acres here. In all, 130 acres of Home Gardens 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