Nice

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,022 acres · 822 state, 199 local 92%
  2. High 40 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 23 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 24 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%

  1,108 acres of land in all, 822 in the State Responsibility Area and 286 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. 1954 Nice Fire 716 acres in total 248 acres here
  2. 1954 Unnamed fire 1,625 acres in total 222 acres here
  3. 1923 Bartlett Mtn Fire 9,915 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 91 acres here
  4. 1964 P.g.& E. Fire 1,896 acres in total 59 acres here

  The most recent was the 1964 P.g.& E. Fire, which burned 59 acres here. In all, 408 acres of Nice 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