El Dorado Hills

Community in El Dorado County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/21880/el-dorado-hills

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    21% Very High

    Most 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

    32% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Latrobe Fire, which burned 27 acres here, one of 19 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    36% 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 6,685 acres · 6,303 state, 381 local 21%
  2. High 10,719 acres · 10,318 state, 401 local 33%
  3. Moderate 9,898 acres · 8,697 state, 1,201 local 30%
  4. Non-wildland 2,290 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,967 acres · Mostly federal land 9%

32,558 acres of land in all, 25,318 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,273 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. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 4,386 acres in all 4,338 acres
  2. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 6,693 acres in all 2,434 acres
  3. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 2,551 acres in all 1,533 acres
  4. 1981 Joerger Series Fire Of 1,676 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 1,105 acres
  5. 1964 Joerger Fire Of 1,514 acres in all 848 acres
  6. 1969 Bass Lake Road Fire 358 acres
  7. 1976 Quarry Fire Of 20,870 acres in all 327 acres
  8. 1959 Dunlap Fire 299 acres
  9. 2001 Payen Fire Of 302 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 271 acres
  10. 1992 Smud #1 Fire Of 1,179 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 250 acres

And 9 smaller fires. In all, 10,580 acres of El Dorado Hills 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. El Dorado Hills 21% Very High · this area
  2. Cameron Park 29% Very High
  3. Folsom 28% Moderate