Rainbow

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,163 acres · State Responsibility Area 73%
  2. High 1,767 acres · State Responsibility Area 25%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 140 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  7,069 acres of land in all, 6,930 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

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  1. 1942 Unnamed fire 7,082 acres in total 1,029 acres here
  2. 1969 Unnamed fire 2,233 acres in total 1,012 acres here
  3. 1969 Unnamed fire 19,513 acres in total 711 acres here
  4. 1992 Rainbow Fire 2,694 acres in total · Cause: Arson 565 acres here
  5. 1927 Unnamed fire 1,364 acres in total 476 acres here
  6. 2007 Rice Fire 9,472 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 380 acres here
  7. 1913 Unnamed fire 403 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 240 acres here
  8. 1979 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 91 acres here
  9. 2021 Aruba Fire 54 acres in total 52 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Aruba Fire, which burned 52 acres here. In all, 3,553 acres of Rainbow 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