Wawona

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 182 acres · State Responsibility Area 26%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 507 acres · Mostly federal land 74%

  689 acres of land in all, 182 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. 2017 South Fork Fire 7,560 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 18 acres here
  2. 2022 Washburn Fire 4,886 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2 acres here

  The most recent was the 2022 Washburn Fire, which burned 2 acres here. In all, 21 acres of Wawona 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