Rancho Murieta

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 79 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. High 4,367 acres · 4,152 state, 215 local 57%
  3. Moderate 2,754 acres · 2,436 state, 317 local 36%
  4. Non-wildland 521 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%

  7,721 acres of land in all, 6,667 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,053 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. 2017 Latrobe Fire 1,268 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 1,074 acres here
  2. 2001 Bevan Fire 687 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 398 acres here
  3. 1996 Scott Fire 8,828 acres in total · Cause: Arson 334 acres here
  4. 2017 Largo Fire 238 acres in total · Cause: Arson 233 acres here
  5. 2001 Michigan #4 Fire Cause: Arson 55 acres here
  6. 2002 Puerto Fire Cause: Arson 17 acres here
  7. 1974 Cosumnes School Fire 582 acres in total 16 acres here
  8. 2001 Dillard Wf2 Fire Cause: Playing with fire 11 acres here

  The most recent was the 2017 Largo Fire, which burned 233 acres here. In all, 1,787 acres of Rancho Murieta 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