Clearlake

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/13945/clearlake

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    61% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Clearlake adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    27% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Lake Fire, which burned 34 acres here, one of 12 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    53% Elevated

    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 4,144 acres · 79 state, 4,065 local 61%
  2. High 916 acres · 3 state, 914 local 14%
  3. Moderate 466 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  4. Non-wildland 1,245 acres · Local Responsibility Area 18%

6,771 acres of land in all, 82 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,690 in the Local. 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. 2017 Sulpher Fire Of 2,206 acres in all 751 acres
  2. 1992 Borax Fire Of 1,867 acres in all 612 acres
  3. 1957 Konocti Fire 438 acres
  4. 2016 Clayton Fire Of 3,928 acres in all · Cause: Arson 220 acres
  5. 1981 Schoolteacher Hill Fire Of 551 acres in all · Cause: Arson 212 acres
  6. 1967 39th Street Fire Of 3,399 acres in all 177 acres
  7. 1961 Dump #2 (Highlands) Fire Of 608 acres in all 105 acres
  8. 1952 Charles Reid Fire Of 395 acres in all 38 acres
  9. 2025 Lake Fire Of 398 acres in all 34 acres
  10. 2013 Dam Fire Of 23 acres in all 12 acres

And 2 smaller fires. In all, 1,858 acres of Clearlake 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 Clearlake

Neighboring communities

  1. Clearlake 61% Very High · this area
  2. Lower Lake 50% Very High