Ahwahnee

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/00478/ahwahnee

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    23% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    97% has burned

    Most recently the 1961 Harlow Fire, which burned 7,162 acres here, one of 6 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    >99% Elevated · <1% Extreme

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 1,674 acres · State Responsibility Area 23%
  2. High 5,637 acres · State Responsibility Area 76%
  3. Moderate 32 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 44 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

7,388 acres of land in all, 7,344 of it in the State Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1961 Harlow Fire Of 43,331 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,162 acres
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 10,310 acres in all 1,544 acres
  3. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 21,194 acres in all 627 acres
  4. 1951 Mocchi Fire 474 acres
  5. 1922 Unnamed fire Of 1,181 acres in all 97 acres
  6. 1951 Oakhurst Fire Of 1,366 acres in all 88 acres

In all, 7,162 acres of Ahwahnee 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

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Ahwahnee

Neighboring communities

  1. Ahwahnee 23% Very High · this area
  2. Nipinnawasee 16% Very High
  3. Oakhurst 20% Very High