Nuevo

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 981 acres · 830 state, 150 local 23%
  2. High 226 acres · 96 state, 130 local 5%
  3. Moderate 377 acres · 189 state, 188 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 2,748 acres · Local Responsibility Area 63%

  4,332 acres of land in all, 1,115 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,217 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. 1988 Stagecoach Fire 4,571 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 315 acres here
  2. 1989 State 1060 Fire 195 acres in total 48 acres here
  3. 1978 Unnamed fire 2,553 acres in total 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 1989 State 1060 Fire, which burned 48 acres here. In all, 363 acres of Nuevo 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