Tulare County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 221,774 acres · 221,286 state, 487 local 7%
  2. High 201,351 acres · 198,090 state, 3,261 local 7%
  3. Moderate 203,027 acres · 180,166 state, 22,861 local 7%
  4. Non-wildland 880,682 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,589,741 acres · Mostly federal land 51%

  3,096,575 acres of land in all, 599,543 in the State Responsibility Area and 907,291 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 794 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 Castle Fire Cause: Lightning 170,596 acres here
  2. 2002 Mcnally Fire Cause: Campfire 149,456 acres here
  3. 2021 Windy Fire Cause: Lightning 97,510 acres here
  4. 2021 Knp Complex Cause: Lightning 88,223 acres here
  5. 2000 Manter Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 79,217 acres here
  6. 2017 Pier Fire Cause: Arson 36,617 acres here
  7. 1926 Kaweah Fire Cause: Arson 34,358 acres here
  8. 2024 Trout Fire Cause: Lightning 23,821 acres here
  9. 1928 S Fork Fire 21,998 acres here
  10. 2011 Lion Fire Cause: Lightning 20,682 acres here

  And 784 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Pass Fire, which burned 27 acres here. In all, 976,170 acres of Tulare 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