Sonora

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,283 acres · 14 state, 1,269 local 63%
  2. High 742 acres · 8 state, 734 local 37%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  2,028 acres of land in all, 23 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,002 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. 2021 Washington Fire 136 acres in total 70 acres here

  In all, 70 acres of Sonora 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