Junction City

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,945 acres · State Responsibility Area 35%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 11,059 acres · Mostly federal land 65%

  17,005 acres of land in all, 5,945 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 20 fires that burned here

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  1. 2017 Helena Fire 18,494 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,927 acres here
  2. 2021 Monument Fire 223,108 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,686 acres here
  3. 2008 Eagle Fire 32,024 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,305 acres here
  4. 1959 Unnamed fire 2,492 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,844 acres here
  5. 1980 Unnamed fire 1,443 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,253 acres here
  6. 1945 Unnamed fire 5,646 acres in total 1,233 acres here
  7. 2006 Junction Fire 3,130 acres in total 1,166 acres here
  8. 1959 Power Fire 737 acres here
  9. 1988 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 696 acres here
  10. 1931 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 282 acres here

  And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Monument Fire, which burned 5,686 acres here. In all, 12,541 acres of Junction City 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