South Lake Tahoe

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,042 acres · 2 state, 5,039 local 76%
  2. High 391 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  3. Moderate 295 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 398 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 537 acres · Mostly federal land 8%

  6,663 acres of land in all, 2 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,124 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. 2007 Angora Fire 3,070 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 27 acres here
  2. 2002 Pioneer 2 Fire 23 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 21 acres here

  The most recent was the 2007 Angora Fire, which burned 27 acres here. In all, 48 acres of South Lake Tahoe 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