Beale AFB

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/04576/beale-afb

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    <1% Moderate · <1% High

    Most of the Moderate 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

    22% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Beale Afb Grass Valley Gate Fire, which burned 56 acres here, one of 10 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    9% 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. Moderate 26 acres · 21 state, 4 local <1%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,439 acres · Mostly federal land >99%

6,466 acres of land in all, 22 in the State Responsibility Area and 4 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. 2021 Intanko Fire Of 939 acres in all 483 acres
  2. 2020 Valley Fire Of 377 acres in all 373 acres
  3. 2013 Grass Valley Fire Of 255 acres in all 242 acres
  4. 1963 Camp Beale #29 Fire Of 502 acres in all 219 acres
  5. 1954 Camp Beale #1 Fire Of 509 acres in all 76 acres
  6. 2025 Beale Afb Grass Valley Gate Fire Of 57 acres in all 56 acres
  7. 2021 Beale2 Fire Cause: Power lines 55 acres
  8. 1955 Camp Beale #7 Fire Of 446 acres in all 36 acres
  9. 1967 Capehart Fire Of 1,063 acres in all 34 acres
  10. 1973 Fish & Game #4 Fire Of 242 acres in all 2 acres

In all, 1,430 acres of Beale AFB 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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