Lower Lake

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 863 acres · 780 state, 83 local 50%
  2. High 859 acres · 438 state, 421 local 50%

  1,723 acres of land in all, 1,218 in the State Responsibility Area and 504 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2016 Clayton Fire 3,928 acres in total · Cause: Arson 903 acres here
  2. 1950 Seigler Canyon Fire 7,243 acres in total 45 acres here
  3. 2016 Kugelman Fire 62 acres in total · Cause: Arson 40 acres here

  The most recent was the 2016 Clayton Fire, which burned 903 acres here. In all, 980 acres of Lower Lake 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