Chilcoot-Vinton

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/13077/chilcoot-vinton

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    64% High · 1% Very High

    All of the 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

    28% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Sugar Fire, which burned 147 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

    70% 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 68 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. High 5,425 acres · State Responsibility Area 64%
  3. Moderate 1,493 acres · State Responsibility Area 18%
  4. Non-wildland 151 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,320 acres · Mostly federal land 16%

8,458 acres of land in all, 6,986 in the State Responsibility Area and 151 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. 1974 Junction Fire Of 1,136 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 690 acres
  2. 1999 Unnamed fire Of 3,625 acres in all 479 acres
  3. 1969 Reno Fire Of 641 acres in all 463 acres
  4. 2020 Loyalton Fire Of 46,721 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 398 acres
  5. 1984 Beckwith (Tahoe Nf) Fire 344 acres
  6. 1966 Unnamed fire Of 2,692 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 280 acres
  7. 2021 Sugar Fire Of 105,004 acres in all 147 acres
  8. 2017 Chilcoot Fire Of 1,020 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 144 acres
  9. 2003 Chilcoot Fire Of 5,642 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 106 acres
  10. 1996 Martineck Fire Of 331 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 19 acres

And 2 smaller fires. In all, 2,366 acres of Chilcoot-Vinton 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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