Solano County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 32,355 acres · 31,539 state, 816 local 6%
  2. High 106,597 acres · 27,396 state, 79,201 local 19%
  3. Moderate 52,760 acres · 27,967 state, 24,793 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 365,319 acres · Local Responsibility Area 64%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 12,558 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  569,588 acres of land in all, 86,902 in the State Responsibility Area and 470,129 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 73 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 Hennessey Fire 305,352 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 41,789 acres here
  2. 1988 Miller Fire 34,565 acres in total · Cause: Arson 22,967 acres here
  3. 2015 Wragg Fire 8,049 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 7,441 acres here
  4. 2017 Atlas Fire 51,625 acres in total 6,396 acres here
  5. 1957 Peterson Estates #2 Fire 6,238 acres here
  6. 1955 Gates Canyon Fire 5,552 acres in total 3,957 acres here
  7. 1976 Martell Fire 3,784 acres here
  8. 1964 Roadside #42 Fire 8,957 acres in total 3,623 acres here
  9. 1985 Miller Fire 3,621 acres here
  10. 2008 Wild Fire 4,102 acres in total 3,367 acres here

  And 63 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 I-80 Lynch Fire, which burned 1 acre here. In all, 59,065 acres of Solano 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