Nicasio

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 485 acres · State Responsibility Area 58%
  2. Moderate 338 acres · State Responsibility Area 40%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 13 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  835 acres of land in all, 823 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. 1941 Uknown Fire 79 acres in total 50 acres here
  2. 1986 Dexter #2 Fire 74 acres in total 13 acres here
  3. 2000 La Franchi Fire 9 acres here

  The most recent was the 2000 La Franchi Fire, which burned 9 acres here. In all, 72 acres of Nicasio 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