Rumsey

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,147 acres · State Responsibility Area 71%
  2. High 436 acres · State Responsibility Area 27%
  3. Moderate 37 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%

  1,620 acres of land in all, 1,620 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. 1972 Pocket Gulch Fire 10,431 acres in total 546 acres here
  2. 2020 Hennessey Fire 305,352 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 386 acres here
  3. 2019 Sand Fire 2,422 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 386 acres here
  4. 1999 Rumsey Fire 2,995 acres in total 358 acres here
  5. 2002 Sixteen Fire 1,514 acres in total · Cause: Arson 116 acres here
  6. 1951 R.haswell Fire 1,196 acres in total 29 acres here
  7. 2021 Creek West Fire 19 acres in total · Cause: Arson 18 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Creek West Fire, which burned 18 acres here. In all, 773 acres of Rumsey 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