Loma Rica

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 388 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  2. High 11,395 acres · State Responsibility Area 96%
  3. Moderate 48 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%

  11,832 acres of land in all, 11,832 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. 2017 Cascade Fire 16,141 acres in total 6,110 acres here
  2. 2023 Scott Fire 94 acres here
  3. 2022 Brandie Fire 72 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 71 acres here
  4. 1958 Carmichael #2 Fire 831 acres in total 31 acres here
  5. 2022 Bayberry Fire Cause: Arson 30 acres here
  6. 2019 Douglas Fire Cause: Equipment use 22 acres here
  7. 2005 Cross Fire Cause: Equipment use 21 acres here
  8. 2016 Douglas Fire 17 acres here
  9. 2011 Scott Fire Cause: Equipment use 17 acres here
  10. 2024 Verjeles Fire 17 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 11 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2024 Verjeles Fire, which burned 11 acres here. In all, 6,146 acres of Loma Rica 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