Wofford Heights

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,731 acres · State Responsibility Area 67%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,366 acres · Mostly federal land 33%

  4,097 acres of land in all, 2,731 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 21 fires that burned here

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  1. 2014 Way Fire 3,882 acres in total 532 acres here
  2. 2021 French Fire 26,535 acres in total 469 acres here
  3. 1975 Unnamed fire 412 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 388 acres here
  4. 1981 Nellie Dent Fire 1,318 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 306 acres here
  5. 1953 Unnamed fire 918 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 248 acres here
  6. 1953 Unnamed fire 1,547 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 225 acres here
  7. 2014 Shirley Fire 2,546 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 180 acres here
  8. 1966 John Noyer Canyon Fire 789 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 162 acres here
  9. 1924 Unnamed fire 8,603 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 116 acres here
  10. 1998 Mine Fire 96 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 78 acres here

  And 11 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Cane Fire, which burned 2 acres here. In all, 1,933 acres of Wofford Heights 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