Lincoln

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 864 acres · 3 state, 860 local 5%
  2. Moderate 5,693 acres · 2 state, 5,691 local 31%
  3. Non-wildland 11,925 acres · Local Responsibility Area 65%

  18,482 acres of land in all, 5 in the State Responsibility Area and 18,477 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

  The 10 largest of 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 2001 Lincoln City Asst Fire 372 acres in total · Cause: Arson 365 acres here
  2. 1965 Sprr #71 Fire 268 acres here
  3. 2025 Ranch Fire 124 acres here
  4. 2020 Nelson Fire 110 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 106 acres here
  5. 2010 Twin Bridges Fire 68 acres in total · Cause: Arson 67 acres here
  6. 2008 Nicolaus Fire 48 acres in total · Cause: Arson 46 acres here
  7. 2022 Airport Fire 38 acres here
  8. 2013 Nelson Fire Cause: Equipment use 33 acres here
  9. 2018 Nelson Fire 30 acres in total 23 acres here
  10. 2025 Moore Fire 18 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2025 Ranch Fire, which burned 124 acres here. In all, 1,101 acres of Lincoln 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