Orinda

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,244 acres · 8 state, 5,236 local 64%
  2. High 803 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Moderate 928 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  4. Non-wildland 1,260 acres · Local Responsibility Area 15%

  8,235 acres of land in all, 8 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,227 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. 1998 Sibley #2 Fire 200 acres in total · Cause: Arson 42 acres here

  In all, 42 acres of Orinda 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