Sheridan

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 2,630 acres · 2,590 state, 40 local 16%
  2. Moderate 8,478 acres · 7,893 state, 585 local 52%
  3. Non-wildland 5,237 acres · Local Responsibility Area 32%

  16,345 acres of land in all, 10,483 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,862 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

  The 10 largest of 21 fires that burned here

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  1. 1951 Wizwell Fire 1,050 acres in total 839 acres here
  2. 1982 Andressen Fire Cause: Equipment use 439 acres here
  3. 1981 Nadeic Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 425 acres here
  4. 1970 Jacinto Fire 385 acres here
  5. 1964 Brewer Fire 293 acres here
  6. 1987 Conouck Fire Cause: Equipment use 183 acres here
  7. 2012 Waltz Fire Cause: Equipment use 97 acres here
  8. 2008 Riosa Fire 80 acres here
  9. 2015 Riosa Fire 75 acres here
  10. 2010 Meadowlark Incident Fire Cause: Playing with fire 60 acres here

  And 11 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Karchner Fire, which burned 9 acres here. In all, 2,928 acres of Sheridan 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