Onyx

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/53910/onyx

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

    6% has burned

    Most recently the 2023 Scodie Fire, which burned 20 acres here, one of 8 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    34% 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 3,730 acres · State Responsibility Area 51%
  2. High 520 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,130 acres · Mostly federal land 42%

7,379 acres of land in all, 4,249 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. 1998 Oliver Fire Cause: Playing with fire 271 acres
  2. 2016 Onyx Fire Of 266 acres in all · Cause: Structure fire 75 acres
  3. 1987 Unnamed fire Cause: Equipment use 47 acres
  4. 1986 Cap Fire Cause: Playing with fire 45 acres
  5. 2023 Scodie Fire Of 21 acres in all 20 acres
  6. 2009 Highway 178 Fire Of 16 acres in all 15 acres
  7. 2012 Boone Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 13 acres
  8. 2018 South Fire 2 acres

In all, 442 acres of Onyx 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 Onyx

Neighboring communities

  1. Onyx 51% Very High · this area
  2. Weldon 9% Very High