Lucerne

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,333 acres · 3,104 state, 228 local 97%
  2. High 57 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Moderate 14 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 40 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  3,443 acres of land in all, 3,104 in the State Responsibility Area and 299 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. 1923 Bartlett Mtn Fire 9,915 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 112 acres here
  2. 2025 Arden Fire Cause: Arson 26 acres here
  3. 2016 Twenty Fire Cause: Arson 11 acres here
  4. 2016 Foothill Fire 63 acres in total 9 acres here
  5. 2017 Foothill Fire Cause: Campfire 4 acres here

  The most recent was the 2025 Arden Fire, which burned 26 acres here. In all, 144 acres of Lucerne 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