Honcut

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 1,686 acres · 1,016 state, 670 local 62%
  2. Moderate 570 acres · 197 state, 372 local 21%
  3. Non-wildland 455 acres · Local Responsibility Area 17%

  2,711 acres of land in all, 1,213 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,498 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. 1992 Villa Fire 6,605 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 360 acres here
  2. 1992 Honcut Fire 348 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 338 acres here
  3. 2003 Palermo Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 298 acres here

  The most recent was the 2003 Palermo Fire, which burned 298 acres here. In all, 824 acres of Honcut 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