Lake Arrowhead

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 8,373 acres · State Responsibility Area 69%
  2. High 28 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,697 acres · Mostly federal land 31%

  12,097 acres of land in all, 8,400 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 14 fires that burned here

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  1. 1911 Unnamed fire 17,062 acres in total 4,469 acres here
  2. 2003 Old Fire 91,428 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,901 acres here
  3. 1922 Unnamed fire 19,326 acres in total 2,655 acres here
  4. 1956 Mckinley Fire 10,698 acres in total 1,463 acres here
  5. 1938 Unnamed fire 12,493 acres in total 635 acres here
  6. 2007 Grass Valley Fire 1,242 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 554 acres here
  7. 1951 Little Bear Fire 3,852 acres in total 259 acres here
  8. 1953 Unnamed fire 491 acres in total 96 acres here
  9. 1980 Panorama Fire 23,626 acres in total 82 acres here
  10. 1911 Unnamed fire 28 acres in total 10 acres here

  And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2007 Grass Valley Fire, which burned 554 acres here. In all, 7,253 acres of Lake Arrowhead 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