Palo Cedro

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/55296/palo-cedro

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 104 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
    2. High 5,130 acres · State Responsibility Area 97%
    3. Moderate 70 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%

    5,304 acres of land in all, 5,304 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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

    1. 1999 Jones Fire 26,203 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 781 acres here
    2. 2019 Gilbert Fire Cause: Equipment use 33 acres here

    The most recent was the 2019 Gilbert Fire, which burned 33 acres here. In all, 814 acres of Palo Cedro 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Palo Cedro

Neighboring communities

  1. Palo Cedro 97% High · 2% Very High · this area
  2. Bella Vista 56% Very High
  3. Millville 10% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data