Midpines

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,381 acres · State Responsibility Area 85%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 411 acres · Mostly federal land 15%

  2,792 acres of land in all, 2,381 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 14 fires that burned here

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  1. 1924 Unnamed fire 43,313 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,710 acres here
  2. 1911 Unnamed fire 879 acres in total 615 acres here
  3. 1921 Unnamed fire 408 acres here
  4. 1918 Unnamed fire 328 acres here
  5. 2022 Oak Fire 18,958 acres in total 305 acres here
  6. 1952 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 199 acres here
  7. 1962 Unnamed fire 196 acres in total 166 acres here
  8. 1930 Unnamed fire 377 acres in total 119 acres here
  9. 1979 Timber Lodge Fire Cause: Smoking 99 acres here
  10. 1911 Unnamed fire 419 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 99 acres here

  And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Oak Fire, which burned 305 acres here. In all, 2,757 acres of Midpines 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