Silverado

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/71918/silverado

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    72% 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

    66% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 Bond Fire, which burned 852 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

  • 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 2,626 acres · State Responsibility Area 72%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,034 acres · Mostly federal land 28%

3,660 acres of land in all, 2,626 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. 1948 Green River Fire Of 53,080 acres in all 1,267 acres
  2. 2020 Bond Fire Of 6,681 acres in all 852 acres
  3. 1914 Unnamed fire Of 18,755 acres in all 389 acres
  4. 2014 Silverado Fire Of 959 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 178 acres
  5. 1997 Baker Fire Of 6,320 acres in all 172 acres
  6. 2007 Santiago Fire Of 28,430 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 169 acres
  7. 1975 Grundy #3 Fire Of 1,506 acres in all 166 acres
  8. 1967 Paseo Grande Fire Of 51,077 acres in all 4 acres
  9. 2019 Williams Fire 2 acres

In all, 2,418 acres of Silverado 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 Silverado

Neighboring communities

  1. Silverado 72% Very High · this area
  2. Williams Canyon 100% Very High