Lake City

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 914 acres · 678 state, 236 local 25%
  2. High 464 acres · 94 state, 370 local 12%
  3. Moderate 152 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 698 acres · Local Responsibility Area 19%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,497 acres · Mostly federal land 40%

  3,724 acres of land in all, 772 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,456 in the Local. 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. 1918 Mill Creek Fire 261 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 152 acres here

  In all, 152 acres of Lake 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