Coarsegold

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/14288/coarsegold

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    27% 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

    50% has burned

    Most recently the 1980 Randall Fire, which burned 195 acres here, one of 8 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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 2,942 acres · State Responsibility Area 27%
  2. High 7,710 acres · State Responsibility Area 70%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 417 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

11,068 acres of land in all, 10,652 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. 1923 Unnamed fire Of 24,116 acres in all 3,660 acres
  2. 1939 Unnamed fire Of 35,335 acres in all 1,021 acres
  3. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 2,978 acres in all 944 acres
  4. 1961 Mcalister Fire 588 acres
  5. 1976 Willow Glen Fire 409 acres
  6. 1980 Randall Fire Of 228 acres in all 195 acres
  7. 1980 Randall Fire Of 277 acres in all 173 acres
  8. 1961 Harlow Fire Of 43,331 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 60 acres

In all, 5,506 acres of Coarsegold 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 Coarsegold

Neighboring communities

  1. Coarsegold 27% Very High · this area
  2. Yosemite Lakes 52% Very High