Kings County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 31,730 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  2. High 123,381 acres · 94,978 state, 28,403 local 14%
  3. Moderate 52,242 acres · 22,086 state, 30,156 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 656,242 acres · Local Responsibility Area 74%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 27,472 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  891,067 acres of land in all, 148,795 in the State Responsibility Area and 714,800 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 44 fires that burned here

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  1. 1996 Skyline Fire Cause: Power lines 20,568 acres here
  2. 2017 Garza Fire 48,887 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 15,502 acres here
  3. 1984 Flat Top Fire Cause: Equipment use 7,217 acres here
  4. 1996 Hwy 41 Fire Cause: Arson 3,198 acres here
  5. 1979 State Of Cal #32 Fire 2,291 acres here
  6. 2007 Tar Fire 5,671 acres in total 2,090 acres here
  7. 1994 York Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,012 acres here
  8. 1969 Avenal Canyon Fire Cause: Equipment use 983 acres here
  9. 2008 Avenal Fire Cause: Arson 944 acres here
  10. 1979 Pyramid Hills Fire 691 acres here

  And 34 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Salt Fire, which burned 142 acres here. In all, 55,035 acres of Kings 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