Dobbins

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/19416/dobbins

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    44% 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

    57% has burned

    Most recently the 2015 Fountain Fire, which burned 1 acre here, one of 8 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    40% 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 2,177 acres · State Responsibility Area 44%
  2. High 2,736 acres · State Responsibility Area 55%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 88 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

5,001 acres of land in all, 4,913 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. 1960 Carmichael #2 Fire Of 4,366 acres in all 1,736 acres
  2. 1997 Williams Fire Of 5,838 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 578 acres
  3. 1929 Unnamed fire Of 524 acres in all 352 acres
  4. 1929 Unnamed fire Of 521 acres in all 352 acres
  5. 2006 Marysville Fire Of 388 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 342 acres
  6. 2009 Yuba Fire Of 3,829 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 147 acres
  7. 1999 Pendola Fire Of 12,324 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 37 acres
  8. 2015 Fountain Fire Of 19 acres in all 1 acre

In all, 2,852 acres of Dobbins 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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