Weldon

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,552 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  2. High 7,878 acres · State Responsibility Area 46%
  3. Moderate 491 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,240 acres · Mostly federal land 42%

  17,161 acres of land in all, 9,921 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

  The 10 largest of 12 fires that burned here

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  1. 2016 Erskine Fire 48,008 acres in total 3,554 acres here
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire 26,979 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,137 acres here
  3. 1942 Unnamed fire 25,219 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,447 acres here
  4. 1984 Bodfish Fire 26,709 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 2,355 acres here
  5. 2011 Cove Fire 1,121 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 752 acres here
  6. 2005 Koa Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 71 acres here
  7. 2009 Perry Fire Cause: Arson 25 acres here
  8. 1997 South Lake Fire 17 acres in total · Cause: Arson 16 acres here
  9. 2012 Campground Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 12 acres here
  10. 1984 Unnamed fire 945 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Bella Fire, which burned 3 acres here. In all, 6,738 acres of Weldon 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