Tehachapi

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,977 acres · 47 state, 1,930 local 30%
  2. High 2,673 acres · 46 state, 2,627 local 40%
  3. Moderate 374 acres · 4 state, 369 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 1,613 acres · Local Responsibility Area 24%

  6,637 acres of land in all, 97 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,540 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. 2010 Tucker Fire 118 acres in total 103 acres here
  2. 2012 Prison Fire 33 acres in total 32 acres here
  3. 2016 Tucker Fire 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 2016 Tucker Fire, which burned 1 acre here. In all, 138 acres of Tehachapi 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