Oildale

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 1,315 acres · 391 state, 924 local 26%
  2. Moderate 234 acres · 64 state, 170 local 5%
  3. Non-wildland 3,513 acres · Local Responsibility Area 69%

  5,062 acres of land in all, 455 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,607 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. 2024 James 2 Fire 141 acres in total 123 acres here
  2. 2025 65 Fire 151 acres in total 40 acres here
  3. 2012 Chester Ext Fire 8 acres in total 6 acres here

  The most recent was the 2025 65 Fire, which burned 40 acres here. In all, 160 acres of Oildale 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