Tarina

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/77934/tarina

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    23% 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

    73% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Comanche Fire, which burned 6 acres here, one of 7 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    97% 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 660 acres · 660 state, <1 local 23%
  2. Moderate 2,192 acres · 2,108 state, 84 local 77%

2,852 acres of land in all, 2,768 in the State Responsibility Area and 84 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. 1998 Breck Fire Of 4,472 acres in all · Cause: Arson 2,003 acres
  2. 1966 Cottenwood Creek Fire Of 2,127 acres in all 878 acres
  3. 2005 Breck Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 74 acres
  4. 2024 Pioneer Fire 24 acres
  5. 1998 Breckenridge Fire Of 1,919 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 23 acres
  6. 2009 Breckenridge Fire 14 acres
  7. 2025 Comanche Fire 6 acres

In all, 2,075 acres of Tarina 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 Tarina

Neighboring communities

  1. Tarina 23% Very High · this area
  2. Bakersfield 13% Moderate · 1% Very High