Murphys

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,614 acres · State Responsibility Area 75%
  2. High 855 acres · State Responsibility Area 25%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  3,473 acres of land in all, 3,469 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1954 Camp Nine Fire 900 acres in total 259 acres here
  2. 2012 Penn Fire 134 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 16 acres here

  The most recent was the 2012 Penn Fire, which burned 16 acres here. In all, 275 acres of Murphys 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