Hyampom

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/36098/hyampom

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    34% 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

    55% has burned

    Most recently the 2018 Kerlin Fire, which burned 1,189 acres here, one of 14 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    89% 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 4,462 acres · State Responsibility Area 34%
  2. High 1,435 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
  3. Moderate 8 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,070 acres · Mostly federal land 54%

12,975 acres of land in all, 5,905 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

Largest fires

  1. 1987 Gulch Fire Of 6,584 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 2,156 acres
  2. 2018 Kerlin Fire Of 1,753 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,189 acres
  3. 2015 Pelletreau Fire Of 4,110 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,014 acres
  4. 2015 Pattison Fire Of 12,917 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 871 acres
  5. 2015 Castle Fire Of 14,254 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 807 acres
  6. 1987 Jessie Fire Of 3,239 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 784 acres
  7. 2008 Slide Fire Of 1,182 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 737 acres
  8. 1987 Unnamed fire Of 1,119 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 626 acres
  9. 2015 Kerlin Fire Of 501 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 349 acres
  10. 1987 Bear Fire Of 4,955 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 184 acres

And 4 smaller fires. In all, 7,071 acres of Hyampom 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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