Auburn

City in Placer County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/03204/auburn

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    17% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Auburn adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    10% has burned

    Most recently the 2009 Forty Nine Fire, which burned 48 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    41% 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 783 acres · 14 state, 769 local 17%
  2. High 488 acres · 19 state, 469 local 11%
  3. Moderate 1,443 acres · 30 state, 1,413 local 31%
  4. Non-wildland 1,600 acres · Local Responsibility Area 35%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 296 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

4,611 acres of land in all, 64 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,251 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. 1961 Auburn Fire Of 672 acres in all 289 acres
  2. 2000 American Fire Of 148 acres in all 115 acres
  3. 2009 Forty Nine Fire Of 343 acres in all · Cause: Arson 48 acres
  4. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 9,790 acres in all 35 acres

In all, 453 acres of Auburn 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 Auburn

Neighboring communities

  1. Auburn 17% Very High · this area
  2. Newcastle 55% High
  3. North Auburn 13% Very High