Palermo

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,002 acres · State Responsibility Area 5%
  2. High 10,833 acres · 9,283 state, 1,550 local 58%
  3. Moderate 4,094 acres · 756 state, 3,337 local 22%
  4. Non-wildland 2,743 acres · Local Responsibility Area 15%

  18,673 acres of land in all, 11,042 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,631 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 15 fires that burned here

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  1. 2008 Ophir Fire 959 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 831 acres here
  2. 1992 Villa Fire 6,605 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 781 acres here
  3. 2024 Apache Fire 695 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 530 acres here
  4. 1959 Palmero Rd. Fire 557 acres in total 344 acres here
  5. 2003 Seventy Fire 608 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 341 acres here
  6. 1999 Dunstone Fire Cause: Lightning 278 acres here
  7. 2013 Summit Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 268 acres here
  8. 2013 Lone Fire 225 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 219 acres here
  9. 2012 Power Fire 93 acres here
  10. 2015 Olive Fire 48 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 47 acres here

  And 5 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 District Fire, which burned 42 acres here. In all, 3,230 acres of Palermo 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