Julian

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,154 acres · State Responsibility Area 82%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 893 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

  5,047 acres of land in all, 4,154 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 17 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2,051 acres here
  2. 1950 Banner Fire 2,196 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 928 acres here
  3. 1938 Unnamed fire 2,003 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 843 acres here
  4. 2002 Pines Fire 61,691 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 830 acres here
  5. 2007 Angel 3 Fire 832 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 272 acres here
  6. 1964 Cottenwood Fire 343 acres in total 245 acres here
  7. 2002 Woodland Fire Cause: Arson 244 acres here
  8. 2014 Banner Fire 177 acres here
  9. 1916 Unnamed fire 160 acres in total 155 acres here
  10. 2007 Banner Fire 95 acres in total 73 acres here

  And 7 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2014 Banner Fire, which burned 177 acres here. In all, 3,425 acres of Julian 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