Stanislaus County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 217,750 acres · 217,017 state, 733 local 22%
  2. High 171,623 acres · 155,146 state, 16,477 local 18%
  3. Moderate 98,588 acres · 52,411 state, 46,177 local 10%
  4. Non-wildland 471,495 acres · Local Responsibility Area 49%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 9,622 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  969,078 acres of land in all, 424,573 in the State Responsibility Area and 534,883 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 136 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 Scu Lightning Complex 396,824 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 175,688 acres here
  2. 2006 Canyon Fire 34,218 acres in total 32,227 acres here
  3. 2007 Lick Fire 47,748 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 24,122 acres here
  4. 2003 Annie Fire Cause: Lightning 18,150 acres here
  5. 1961 Bollinger Ridge Fire 32,866 acres in total 16,633 acres here
  6. 2003 Bird_1 Fire 7,876 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 6,989 acres here
  7. 2018 Waverly Fire 11,760 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 5,977 acres here
  8. 2003 Del_puerto_2 Fire Cause: Lightning 5,909 acres here
  9. 1958 Kern Canyon Fire 4,315 acres here
  10. 2025 2-2 Fire Cause: Lightning 3,456 acres here

  And 126 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 2-2 Fire, which burned 3,456 acres here. In all, 218,850 acres of Stanislaus 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