Iron Horse

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,548 acres · 1,542 state, 5 local 31%
  2. High 54 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,353 acres · Mostly federal land 68%

  4,955 acres of land in all, 1,596 in the State Responsibility Area and 5 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. 1972 Carman #2 Fire 1,790 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 274 acres here
  2. 1937 Unnamed fire 378 acres in total 221 acres here
  3. 1964 Unnamed fire 2,351 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 195 acres here
  4. 1937 Unnamed fire 1,065 acres in total 12 acres here
  5. 2024 Mill Fire 2,937 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7 acres here

  The most recent was the 2024 Mill Fire, which burned 7 acres here. In all, 703 acres of Iron Horse 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