Roseville

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 38 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  2. Moderate 4,769 acres · Local Responsibility Area 17%
  3. Non-wildland 23,408 acres · Local Responsibility Area 83%

  28,216 acres of land in all, 28,216 of it in the Local 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 12 fires that burned here

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  1. 2007 Phillips Fire 936 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 775 acres here
  2. 1979 Animal Fire 763 acres in total 658 acres here
  3. 2010 Baseline Fire 478 acres here
  4. 1980 Roseville Fire 236 acres in total 188 acres here
  5. 1953 Mooney Fire 257 acres in total 79 acres here
  6. 2009 Sunset Fire 94 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 50 acres here
  7. 1972 Sierra College Fire 189 acres in total 42 acres here
  8. 2023 Foothills Fire 25 acres here
  9. 2020 Duluth Fire 72 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 22 acres here
  10. 2016 Sunset Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 14 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2023 Foothills Fire, which burned 25 acres here. In all, 2,297 acres of Roseville 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