Alpine

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/01192/alpine

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    56% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    94% has burned

    Most recently the 2018 West Fire, which burned 505 acres here, one of 36 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    57% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 9,653 acres · State Responsibility Area 56%
  2. High 2,004 acres · State Responsibility Area 12%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,486 acres · Mostly federal land 32%

17,143 acres of land in all, 11,657 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

Largest fires

  1. 2003 Cedar Fire Of 270,686 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 9,058 acres
  2. 1929 Unnamed fire Of 22,336 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,666 acres
  3. 1950 Conejos Fire Of 62,849 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,997 acres
  4. 1970 Laguna Fire Of 174,162 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 3,914 acres
  5. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 6,164 acres in all 2,313 acres
  6. 1957 Chocolate Fire Of 3,549 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,699 acres
  7. 1941 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,098 acres
  8. 1911 Unnamed fire Of 7,307 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 942 acres
  9. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 3,186 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 685 acres
  10. 1953 Dehesa Fire Of 1,024 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 658 acres

And 26 smaller fires. In all, 16,064 acres of Alpine 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Alpine 56% Very High · this area
  2. Harbison Canyon 99% Very High