Downieville

Community in Sierra County

Search for an address

Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/19794/downieville

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    22% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

    Open map

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    40% has burned

    Most recently the 1978 Cap Fire, which burned 437 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

    Open map

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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.

    Open map

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 446 acres · State Responsibility Area 22%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,593 acres · Mostly federal land 78%

2,039 acres of land in all, 446 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. 1978 Cap Fire Of 1,786 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 437 acres
  2. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 196 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 152 acres
  3. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 196 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 152 acres
  4. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 1,321 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 136 acres
  5. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 1,312 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 136 acres
  6. 1927 Unnamed fire Of 111 acres in all 87 acres
  7. 1953 Unnamed fire Of 84 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 78 acres
  8. 1966 Unnamed fire Of 987 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 12 acres
  9. 1959 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 10 acres

In all, 820 acres of Downieville 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 Downieville