Lewiston

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,612 acres · State Responsibility Area 52%
  2. High 893 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,305 acres · Mostly federal land 41%

  12,810 acres of land in all, 7,505 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

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  1. 1999 Lowden Fire Cause: Debris burning 1,946 acres here
  2. 2009 Coffin Fire Cause: Arson 1,098 acres here
  3. 1994 Browns Fire 1,768 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 953 acres here
  4. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 742 acres here
  5. 2025 Rush Fire 18 acres here

  The most recent was the 2025 Rush Fire, which burned 18 acres here. In all, 4,557 acres of Lewiston 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