Nipomo

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 828 acres · 613 state, 215 local 9%
  2. High 680 acres · 613 state, 68 local 7%
  3. Moderate 4,041 acres · 2,113 state, 1,928 local 42%
  4. Non-wildland 4,099 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%

  9,648 acres of land in all, 3,339 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,309 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

  The 10 largest of 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 1987 Slu-730 Fire 7,733 acres in total 1,538 acres here
  2. 1976 Willow Rd. Fire 937 acres in total 561 acres here
  3. 1993 Mesa Fire 343 acres here
  4. 1970 Willow Road Fire 392 acres in total 322 acres here
  5. 1993 Banneker Fire 211 acres in total 190 acres here
  6. 1984 Mesa #1 Fire 109 acres here
  7. 1981 Eucalyptus Fire 191 acres in total 22 acres here
  8. 2022 Teft Fire 26 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 17 acres here
  9. 2014 Indiana Fire Cause: Campfire 10 acres here
  10. 1998 S. Oakglen Fire 75 acres in total 6 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2022 Teft Fire, which burned 17 acres here. In all, 1,845 acres of Nipomo 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