Lake Hughes

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,477 acres · State Responsibility Area 51%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,358 acres · Mostly federal land 49%

  6,835 acres of land in all, 3,477 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 15 fires that burned here

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  1. 2013 Powerhouse Fire 30,268 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,018 acres here
  2. 2020 Lake Fire 30,999 acres in total 1,906 acres here
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire 24,239 acres in total 1,667 acres here
  4. 1919 Unnamed fire 4,496 acres in total 1,216 acres here
  5. 1919 Unnamed fire 679 acres here
  6. 1951 Cherry Fire 8,782 acres in total 539 acres here
  7. 1931 Hughes #101 Fire 343 acres in total 217 acres here
  8. 1917 Unnamed fire 172 acres here
  9. 1968 Meadow Fire 161 acres here
  10. 1915 Unnamed fire 101 acres here

  And 5 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Lake Fire, which burned 1,906 acres here. In all, 5,894 acres of Lake Hughes 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