Hyampom

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,462 acres · State Responsibility Area 34%
  2. High 1,435 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
  3. Moderate 8 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,070 acres · Mostly federal land 54%

  12,975 acres of land in all, 5,905 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

  The 10 largest of 14 fires that burned here

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  1. 1987 Gulch Fire 6,584 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,156 acres here
  2. 2018 Kerlin Fire 1,753 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,189 acres here
  3. 2015 Pelletreau Fire 4,110 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,014 acres here
  4. 2015 Pattison Fire 12,917 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 871 acres here
  5. 2015 Castle Fire 14,254 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 807 acres here
  6. 1987 Jessie Fire 3,239 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 784 acres here
  7. 2008 Slide Fire 1,182 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 737 acres here
  8. 1987 Unnamed fire 1,119 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 626 acres here
  9. 2015 Kerlin Fire 501 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 349 acres here
  10. 1987 Bear Fire 4,955 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 184 acres here

  And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2018 Kerlin Fire, which burned 1,189 acres here. In all, 7,071 acres of Hyampom 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