Pine Mountain Lake

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 9,346 acres · State Responsibility Area 76%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,968 acres · Mostly federal land 24%

  12,314 acres of land in all, 9,346 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

  The 10 largest of 17 fires that burned here

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  1. 1927 Unnamed fire 5,162 acres in total 2,558 acres here
  2. 1910 Unnamed fire 4,019 acres in total 2,351 acres here
  3. 2013 Rim Fire 256,176 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 1,896 acres here
  4. 1987 Paper Fire 4,339 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,702 acres here
  5. 1987 Hamm Fire 33,144 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,309 acres here
  6. 1950 Hayward Fire 988 acres in total 973 acres here
  7. 1924 Unnamed fire 3,954 acres in total 910 acres here
  8. 1913 Unnamed fire 2,412 acres in total 403 acres here
  9. 1967 Hambug Fire Cause: Lightning 159 acres here
  10. 1928 Unnamed fire 266 acres in total 128 acres here

  And 7 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2013 Rim Fire, which burned 1,896 acres here. In all, 6,310 acres of Pine Mountain Lake 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