Tarina

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/77934/tarina

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 660 acres · State Responsibility Area 23%
    2. Moderate 2,192 acres · 2,108 state, 84 local 77%

    2,852 acres of land in all, 2,768 in the State Responsibility Area and 84 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

    1. 1998 Breck Fire 4,472 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,003 acres here
    2. 1966 Cottenwood Creek Fire 2,127 acres in total 878 acres here
    3. 2005 Breck Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 74 acres here
    4. 2024 Pioneer Fire 24 acres here
    5. 1998 Breckenridge Fire 1,919 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 23 acres here
    6. 2009 Breckenridge Fire 14 acres here
    7. 2025 Comanche Fire 6 acres here

    The most recent was the 2025 Comanche Fire, which burned 6 acres here. In all, 2,075 acres of Tarina 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Tarina

Neighboring communities

  1. Tarina 23% Very High · this area
  2. Bakersfield 13% Moderate · 1% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

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