Manton

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,756 acres · State Responsibility Area 60%
  2. High 4,561 acres · State Responsibility Area 40%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 25 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  11,342 acres of land in all, 11,317 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 24 fires that burned here

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  1. 2012 Ponderosa Fire 27,670 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,424 acres here
  2. 1998 Powerhouse Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,991 acres here
  3. 1973 Inskip Grade Fire 19,561 acres in total 1,771 acres here
  4. 1926 Unnamed fire 907 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 887 acres here
  5. 1939 Paynes Creek Fire 10,529 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 761 acres here
  6. 1974 Battle Creek Bottom Fire 1,700 acres in total 656 acres here
  7. 1931 Unnamed fire 673 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 634 acres here
  8. 2005 Manton Fire 1,822 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 563 acres here
  9. 1950 Manton Fire 972 acres in total 441 acres here
  10. 1946 Jeffcoat Fire 388 acres here

  And 14 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Springs Fire, which burned 7 acres here. In all, 8,682 acres of Manton 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