Leggett

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/41026/leggett

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 103 acres · State Responsibility Area 6%
    2. High 1,620 acres · State Responsibility Area 94%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    1,731 acres of land in all, 1,723 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

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 1945 Will Creek Fire 30,725 acres in total 669 acres here
    2. 1945 Page & Gates Fire 456 acres here
    3. 1952 Lynch Fire 2,814 acres in total 45 acres here
    4. 1945 A.e. Chaston Fire 698 acres in total 17 acres here
    5. 1955 Leggett Dump Fire 515 acres in total 5 acres here

    The most recent was the 1955 Leggett Dump Fire, which burned 5 acres here. In all, 1,128 acres of Leggett 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Leggett

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data