Lake Hughes

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/39556/lake-hughes

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    51% 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

    86% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 Lake Fire, which burned 1,906 acres here, one of 15 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    97% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 3,477 acres · State Responsibility Area 51%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,358 acres · Mostly federal land 49%

6,835 acres of land in all, 3,477 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. 2013 Powerhouse Fire Of 30,268 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,018 acres
  2. 2020 Lake Fire Of 30,999 acres in all 1,906 acres
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 24,239 acres in all 1,667 acres
  4. 1919 Unnamed fire Of 4,496 acres in all 1,216 acres
  5. 1919 Unnamed fire 679 acres
  6. 1951 Cherry Fire Of 8,782 acres in all 539 acres
  7. 1931 Hughes #101 Fire Of 343 acres in all 217 acres
  8. 1917 Unnamed fire 172 acres
  9. 1968 Meadow Fire 161 acres
  10. 1915 Unnamed fire 101 acres

And 5 smaller fires. In all, 5,894 acres of Lake Hughes 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 Lake Hughes

Neighboring communities

  1. Lake Hughes 51% Very High · this area
  2. Elizabeth Lake 94% Very High