Oak Hills

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,987 acres · 7,982 state, 5 local 51%
  2. High 2,284 acres · 2,278 state, 6 local 15%
  3. Moderate 5,024 acres · 4,998 state, 26 local 32%
  4. Non-wildland 47 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 350 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  15,692 acres of land in all, 15,258 in the State Responsibility Area and 84 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 23 fires that burned here

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  1. 1945 Unnamed fire 8,389 acres in total 1,862 acres here
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire 1,712 acres in total 1,693 acres here
  3. 1958 Santa Fe #13 Fire 2,809 acres in total 1,432 acres here
  4. 1951 Summit Fire 1,387 acres in total 1,253 acres here
  5. 1999 Elloit Fire 2,465 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 924 acres here
  6. 2016 Blue Cut Fire 36,267 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 775 acres here
  7. 1958 Santa Fe #11 Fire 740 acres in total 627 acres here
  8. 2011 Hill Fire 1,159 acres in total 431 acres here
  9. 1928 Unnamed fire 13,173 acres in total 355 acres here
  10. 1924 Unnamed fire 1,054 acres in total 304 acres here

  And 13 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Farmington Fire, which burned 14 acres here. In all, 7,722 acres of Oak Hills 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