Potrero

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/58478/potrero

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    90% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    94% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Border 32 Fire, which burned 9 acres here, one of 10 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 1,806 acres · State Responsibility Area 90%
  2. High 209 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

2,016 acres of land in all, 2,015 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. 2007 Harris 2 Fire Of 90,728 acres in all 1,738 acres
  2. 2016 Border 3 Fire Of 7,606 acres in all 442 acres
  3. 1925 Unnamed fire Of 4,105 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 315 acres
  4. 2001 Bell Fire Of 1,409 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 215 acres
  5. 1912 Unnamed fire Of 2,554 acres in all 201 acres
  6. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 2,772 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 147 acres
  7. 1969 Unnamed fire Of 107 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 13 acres
  8. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 2,934 acres in all 11 acres
  9. 2022 Border 32 Fire Of 4,456 acres in all 9 acres
  10. 1954 Unnamed fire Of 50 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 7 acres

In all, 1,896 acres of Potrero 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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