Taft

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 7,320 acres · 66 state, 7,254 local 75%
  2. Moderate 177 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Non-wildland 856 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,420 acres · Mostly federal land 15%

  9,774 acres of land in all, 66 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,287 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. 1998 Club Fire Cause: Power lines 14 acres here
  2. 2025 33 Fire Cause: Power lines 11 acres here
  3. 2021 Hill North Division Fire 6 acres here
  4. 2025 Airport Fire 3 acres here

  The most recent was the 2025 Airport Fire, which burned 3 acres here. In all, 34 acres of Taft 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