Cloverdale

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/14190/cloverdale

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    38% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    8% has burned

    Most recently the 1950 Smith Fire, which burned 75 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    17% 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 816 acres · 139 state, 677 local 38%
  2. High 317 acres · 4 state, 313 local 15%
  3. Moderate 208 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  4. Non-wildland 812 acres · Local Responsibility Area 38%

2,152 acres of land in all, 142 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,010 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1945 Unnamed fire Of 4,568 acres in all 90 acres
  2. 1950 Smith Fire Of 945 acres in all 75 acres

In all, 165 acres of Cloverdale 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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