Columbia

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/14904/columbia

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    93% 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 1994 Parrotts Fire, which burned 274 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    99% Elevated · 1% 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 3,569 acres · State Responsibility Area 93%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 258 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

3,827 acres of land in all, 3,569 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. 1994 Parrotts Fire Of 768 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 274 acres
  2. 1959 Parrotts Ferry #2 Fire Of 313 acres in all 255 acres

In all, 328 acres of Columbia 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 Columbia

Neighboring communities

  1. Columbia 93% Very High · this area
  2. Sonora 63% Very High
  3. Tuttletown 75% Very High