Georgetown

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/29350/georgetown

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    91% Very High

    All 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

    3% has burned

    Most recently the 1954 Kaiser Fire, which burned 61 acres here, one of 8 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    94% 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 8,803 acres · State Responsibility Area 91%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 882 acres · Mostly federal land 9%

9,685 acres of land in all, 8,803 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. 1931 Hotchkiss Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 134 acres
  2. 1931 Unnamed fire 77 acres
  3. 1954 Kaiser Fire Of 230 acres in all 61 acres
  4. 1933 Hotchkiss Hill Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 26 acres
  5. 1917 Section 28 Fire Of 1,698 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 9 acres
  6. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 83 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 7 acres
  7. 1921 Dark Canyon #5 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 4 acres
  8. 1921 Slate Ck Fire Of 4 acres in all 2 acres

In all, 319 acres of Georgetown 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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