Winchester

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,505 acres · 1,252 state, 1,253 local 49%
  2. High 498 acres · 74 state, 424 local 10%
  3. Moderate 478 acres · 110 state, 368 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 1,658 acres · Local Responsibility Area 32%

  5,138 acres of land in all, 1,436 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,703 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. 1979 Calvert Fire 1,069 acres here
  2. 1978 Unnamed fire 1,735 acres in total 161 acres here
  3. 1977 Unnamed fire 251 acres in total 105 acres here
  4. 1979 Double Butte #2 Fire 628 acres in total 43 acres here
  5. 1979 Unnamed fire 110 acres in total 16 acres here

  The most recent was the 1979 Calvert Fire, which burned 1,069 acres here. In all, 1,258 acres of Winchester 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