Honcut

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/34428/honcut

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    62% High

    Most of the 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

    30% has burned

    Most recently the 2003 Palermo Fire, which burned 298 acres here, one of 3 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 1,686 acres · 1,016 state, 670 local 62%
  2. Moderate 570 acres · 197 state, 372 local 21%
  3. Non-wildland 455 acres · Local Responsibility Area 17%

2,711 acres of land in all, 1,213 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,498 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. 1992 Villa Fire Of 6,605 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 360 acres
  2. 1992 Honcut Fire Of 348 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 338 acres
  3. 2003 Palermo Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 298 acres

In all, 824 acres of Honcut 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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