Keene

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,800 acres · State Responsibility Area 79%
  2. High 1,246 acres · State Responsibility Area 21%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  6,048 acres of land in all, 6,046 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2023 Beale Fire 61 acres here
  2. 2010 Caliente Fire Cause: Equipment use 48 acres here
  3. 1974 Keene #1 Fire 1,039 acres in total 47 acres here
  4. 2020 Flat Fire 40 acres here
  5. 2022 Bear Fire Cause: Vehicle 16 acres here
  6. 2022 Hart Fire 2 acres here
  7. 2022 Cummings Fire 1 acre here
  8. 2016 Keene Fire 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 2023 Beale Fire, which burned 61 acres here. In all, 213 acres of Keene 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