San Andreas

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,519 acres · 2,461 state, 57 local 39%
  2. High 3,310 acres · 2,959 state, 351 local 52%
  3. Moderate 444 acres · 318 state, 126 local 7%
  4. Non-wildland 99 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 43 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  6,414 acres of land in all, 5,739 in the State Responsibility Area and 633 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. 2001 Leonard Fire 5,188 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 408 acres here
  2. 2016 Willow Fire 448 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 347 acres here
  3. 2015 Butte Fire 70,847 acres in total 283 acres here
  4. 1988 Highway Fire Cause: Arson 260 acres here
  5. 1954 Zwinge Fire 437 acres in total 37 acres here
  6. 2000 Hwy 49 #7 Fire 68 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 36 acres here
  7. 2002 Willow Fire 166 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 34 acres here
  8. 2016 Buckskin Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 15 acres here
  9. 1952 Guttinger Fire 599 acres in total 4 acres here

  The most recent was the 2016 Willow Fire, which burned 347 acres here. In all, 1,111 acres of San Andreas 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