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4 Environmental Analysis <br /> 4.18 Wildfire <br /> miles of the Project site were noted, including within Contra Costa County, Santa Clara County, <br /> and Stanislaus County. Additionally, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group <br /> (NWCG), a national interagency group comprising 12 member agencies, a large fire is defined as <br /> a fire burning more than a specified area of land (e.g., 300 acres), which is also the size threshold <br /> of a Class E Fire (NWCG 2022a, 2022b). Fire classes range from Class A at 0.25 acre or less, to <br /> Class G at 5,000 acres or more (NWCG 2022b). Therefore, fires larger than 300 acres and <br /> documented within 25 miles of the Project site are as shown in Table 4.18-1, organized by date <br /> (CAL FIRE 2022a). <br /> Table 4.18-1. Fires Over 300 Acres within 25 miles of the Project Site by Date <br /> Approximate Distanc <br /> (mile)from Project <br /> Name Start Date Counties Acres Burned Site <br /> Tesla Fire 6/23/2022 Alameda 524 24 miles S <br /> SCU Lightning Complex 8/16/2020 Santa Clara,San Joaquin,Contra 396,624 23 miles SE <br /> Costa,Alameda,and Stanislaus <br /> Marsh Complex 8/3/2019 Contra Costa 340 22 miles NW <br /> Rock Fire 6/25/2019 Stanislaus 2,420 23 miles S <br /> Grant Fire 7/8/2018 Alameda 480 4 miles NW <br /> Grant Fire 5/30/2018 Alameda 484 3 miles N <br /> Tesla Fire 8/19/2015 Alameda 2,850 23 miles S <br /> Site Fire 6/5/2015 Alameda 300 5 miles S <br /> Morgan Fire 9/8/2013 Contra Costa 3,111 22 miles NW <br /> Flynn Fire 7/21/2011 Alameda 517 6 miles W <br /> Flynn Fire 7/14/2011 Alameda 400 6 miles NW <br /> Chrisman Fire 7/5/2011 San Joaquin 400 10 miles SE <br /> Curry Fire 8/24/2010 Contra Costa 375 20 miles NW <br /> Diablo Fire 6/18/2010 Alameda 475 6 miles NW <br /> Corral Fire 8/13/2009 Alameda 12,500 6 miles W <br /> Midway Fire 7/11/2006 Alameda 6,400 0.1 mile NW <br /> Canyon Fire 7/9/2006 Stanislaus 34,217 22 miles S <br /> Del Puerto Fire 6/30/2006 Stanislaus 2,593 22 miles S <br /> Santa Clara Complex 8/25/2003 Santa Clara 30,170 Within the Diablo Range, <br /> specific area undefined <br /> Del Puerto Fire 7/20/2003 Stanislaus 5,909 22 miles S <br /> 4.18.1.4 CAL FIRE-designated Wildfire Hazard Zones <br /> The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) has published Draft Fire <br /> Hazard Severity Zones for both Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) and State Responsibility Areas <br /> (SRA). SRAs are the official boundaries where the State of California (through CAL FIRE) has <br /> the primary legal and financial responsibility for the prevention and suppression of wildland fires. <br /> The Project is entirely located within a High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) within the SRA <br /> (CAL FIRE 2022b). The nearest Very High FHSZ is located approximately 3.5 miles southwest of <br /> the Project site (Figure 4.18-1). <br /> Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.18-2 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />