Lake Davis

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/39483/lake-davis

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    99% 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

    60% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 1960, which burned 61 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 3,436 acres · 3,421 state, 15 local 99%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 46 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

3,482 acres of land in all, 3,421 in the State Responsibility Area and 15 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. 1929 Unnamed fire Of 6,484 acres in all 1,006 acres
  2. 1921 Unnamed fire Of 1,556 acres in all 650 acres
  3. 1959 Unnamed fire Of 6,762 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 398 acres
  4. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 136 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 61 acres

In all, 2,099 acres of Lake Davis 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 Lake Davis

Neighboring communities

  1. Lake Davis 99% Very High · this area
  2. Beckwourth 40% Very High
  3. Portola 93% Very High