Clovis

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/14218/clovis

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1% Moderate · 1% High

    Most of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Clovis adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    <1% has burned

    Most recently the 1999 Rifle Fire, which burned 4 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. High 100 acres · <1 state, 100 local 1%
  2. Moderate 125 acres · 9 state, 116 local 1%
  3. Non-wildland 17,742 acres · Local Responsibility Area 99%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 33 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

18,001 acres of land in all, 9 in the State Responsibility Area and 17,959 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. 1981 Friant Fire Of 1,079 acres in all 10 acres
  2. 1994 Friant Fire Of 624 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 7 acres
  3. 1995 Silaxo Fire Of 543 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 5 acres
  4. 1999 Rifle Fire Of 18 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 4 acres
  5. 1997 Grove Fire Of 1,400 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3 acres

In all, 20 acres of Clovis 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 Clovis

Neighboring communities

  1. Clovis 1% Moderate · 1% High · this area
  2. Fresno 2% Moderate
  3. Tarpey Village No hazard zones