Bucks Lake

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/08744/bucks-lake

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    15% Very High

    All 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

    9% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 36 acres here, one of 6 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    68% Extreme

    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 1,011 acres · State Responsibility Area 15%
  2. High 19 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,594 acres · Mostly federal land 84%

6,624 acres of land in all, 1,030 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 2,397 acres in all 486 acres
  2. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 3,646 acres in all 50 acres
  3. 2021 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 36 acres
  4. 2020 North Complex Of 318,797 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 7 acres
  5. 1999 Bucks Fire Of 34,236 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 6 acres
  6. 1951 Milk Ranch Fire Of 21,979 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 3 acres

In all, 585 acres of Bucks Lake 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Bucks Lake 15% Very High · this area
  2. Meadow Valley 30% Very High