Walker

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/83262/walker

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    26% Very High

    Most 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

    77% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 Mountain View Fire, which burned 2,504 acres here, one of 12 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 2,035 acres · 2,035 state, <1 local 26%
  2. High 2,965 acres · 2,965 state, <1 local 38%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,778 acres · Mostly federal land 36%

7,777 acres of land in all, 5,000 in the State Responsibility Area and <1 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

Largest fires

  1. 2002 Cannon Fire Of 26,684 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 3,477 acres
  2. 2020 Mountain View Fire Of 20,375 acres in all 2,504 acres
  3. 1974 Unnamed fire Of 2,112 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 1,461 acres
  4. 2020 Slink Fire Of 26,752 acres in all 453 acres
  5. 1974 Unnamed fire Of 662 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 219 acres
  6. 1947 Unnamed fire 145 acres
  7. 1956 Unnamed fire Cause: Smoking 122 acres
  8. 2000 Unnamed fire Of 1,528 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 46 acres
  9. 1970 Unnamed fire Of 63 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 42 acres
  10. 2019 Pinenut Fire Cause: Lightning 12 acres

And 2 smaller fires. In all, 5,996 acres of Walker 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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Neighboring communities

  1. Walker 26% Very High · this area
  2. Coleville 12% Very High