Kernville

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,917 acres · State Responsibility Area 35%
  2. High 80 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,287 acres · Mostly federal land 64%

  8,284 acres of land in all, 2,997 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 29 fires that burned here

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  1. 2010 Bull Fire 16,448 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,668 acres here
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire 8,603 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,637 acres here
  3. 1942 Unnamed fire 23,910 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,465 acres here
  4. 1953 Unnamed fire 1,547 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,041 acres here
  5. 1996 Sierra Fire 1,137 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 516 acres here
  6. 1970 James Fire 1,512 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 491 acres here
  7. 2014 Way Fire 3,882 acres in total 481 acres here
  8. 1994 James Fire 403 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 357 acres here
  9. 1981 Nellie Dent Fire 1,318 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 344 acres here
  10. 2005 Nine Fire 1,150 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 328 acres here

  And 19 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Frandy Fire, which burned 9 acres here. In all, 5,631 acres of Kernville 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