Sierra Brooks

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 44 acres · State Responsibility Area 5%
  2. High 800 acres · State Responsibility Area 91%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 32 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  877 acres of land in all, 845 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. 1994 Cottonwood Fire 48,057 acres in total · Cause: Arson 463 acres here
  2. 2024 Bear Fire 3,323 acres in total 54 acres here
  3. 1954 Unnamed fire 7,586 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 16 acres here

  The most recent was the 2024 Bear Fire, which burned 54 acres here. In all, 463 acres of Sierra Brooks 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