Nice

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/51294/nice

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    92% Very High

    Most 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

    37% has burned

    Most recently the 1964 P.g.& E. Fire, which burned 59 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    71% 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 1,022 acres · 822 state, 199 local 92%
  2. High 40 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 23 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 24 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%

1,108 acres of land in all, 822 in the State Responsibility Area and 286 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. 1954 Nice Fire Of 716 acres in all 248 acres
  2. 1954 Unnamed fire Of 1,625 acres in all 222 acres
  3. 1923 Bartlett Mtn Fire Of 9,915 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 91 acres
  4. 1964 P.g.& E. Fire Of 1,896 acres in all 59 acres

In all, 408 acres of Nice 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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