El Dorado County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 429,756 acres · 419,631 state, 10,125 local 38%
  2. High 112,047 acres · 109,405 state, 2,642 local 10%
  3. Moderate 22,902 acres · 19,627 state, 3,276 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 35,575 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 542,944 acres · Mostly federal land 47%

  1,143,224 acres of land in all, 548,663 in the State Responsibility Area and 51,617 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

  The 10 largest of 495 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Caldor Fire 219,702 acres here
  2. 2014 King Fire 97,685 acres in total · Cause: Arson 68,389 acres here
  3. 1992 Cleveland Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 22,518 acres here
  4. 1931 Unnamed fire 20,507 acres here
  5. 1959 Ice House(Usfs #8) Fire 19,098 acres here
  6. 1976 Quarry Fire 20,870 acres in total 18,251 acres here
  7. 1954 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 14,710 acres here
  8. 2022 Mosquito Fire 76,771 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 13,382 acres here
  9. 1961 Kelsey Mill Fire 11,816 acres here
  10. 1960 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 11,212 acres here

  And 485 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Uphill Fire, which burned 22 acres here. In all, 524,213 acres of El Dorado County 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