East Quincy

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/21026/east-quincy

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    39% Very High

    Most 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

    52% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 North Complex, which burned 858 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    71% 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 3,050 acres · 2,661 state, 389 local 39%
  2. High 46 acres · 1 state, 45 local 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,670 acres · Mostly federal land 60%

7,767 acres of land in all, 2,662 in the State Responsibility Area and 435 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2017 Minerva 5 Fire Of 4,339 acres in all · Cause: Arson 3,050 acres
  2. 2020 North Complex Of 318,797 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 858 acres
  3. 1986 Unnamed fire Cause: Smoking 118 acres
  4. 1981 Unnamed fire Of 62 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 60 acres
  5. 1920 Unnamed fire Of 147 acres in all 32 acres

In all, 4,051 acres of East Quincy 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 East Quincy

Neighboring communities

  1. East Quincy 39% Very High · this area
  2. Quincy 58% Very High