Tahoma

Community in Placer and El Dorado counties

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/77728/tahoma

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    65% 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

    36% has burned

    An unnamed fire in 1918 burned 646 acres here.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    94% 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 1,169 acres · 1,066 state, 103 local 65%
  2. High 2 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 620 acres · Mostly federal land 35%

1,791 acres of land in all, 1,066 in the State Responsibility Area and 105 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. 1918 Unnamed fire Of 1,013 acres in all 646 acres

In all, 646 acres of Tahoma 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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