Lake Don Pedro

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,125 acres · State Responsibility Area 33%
  2. High 7,900 acres · State Responsibility Area 63%
  3. Moderate 244 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 343 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  12,612 acres of land in all, 12,269 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 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 2024 Pedro Fire 3,819 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 710 acres here
  2. 1959 New Years Mine Fire 463 acres here
  3. 1999 Merced Fire 713 acres in total 171 acres here
  4. 1999 Pedro Fire 177 acres in total 74 acres here
  5. 2005 Altman Fire 44 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 25 acres here
  6. 2025 Band Fire 16 acres in total 15 acres here
  7. 2024 Granite Fire 51 acres in total · Cause: Arson 13 acres here
  8. 1995 Pedro Fire 16 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 7 acres here
  9. 2017 Coronado Fire 123 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 2 acres here
  10. 2017 Falls Fire 20 acres in total 2 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2025 Band Fire, which burned 15 acres here. In all, 1,485 acres of Lake Don Pedro 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