Nipinnawasee

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 323 acres · State Responsibility Area 16%
  2. High 1,651 acres · State Responsibility Area 84%

  1,974 acres of land in all, 1,974 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. 1961 Harlow Fire 43,331 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,667 acres here
  2. 1928 Unnamed fire 21,194 acres in total 1,149 acres here
  3. 1922 Unnamed fire 1,181 acres in total 955 acres here
  4. 1959 Nelson Cove Fire 11,076 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 62 acres here

  The most recent was the 1961 Harlow Fire, which burned 1,667 acres here. In all, 1,697 acres of Nipinnawasee 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