Oroville

City in Butte County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/54386/oroville

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    10% High · <1% Very High

    Most of the High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Oroville adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    9% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Marysville Fire, which burned 24 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    3% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 12 acres · 3 state, 9 local <1%
  2. High 850 acres · 21 state, 828 local 10%
  3. Moderate 2,190 acres · 8 state, 2,182 local 25%
  4. Non-wildland 5,855 acres · Local Responsibility Area 66%

8,907 acres of land in all, 32 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,875 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. 1961 Long Bar Rd. #1 Fire Of 1,064 acres in all 269 acres
  2. 2000 Larkin Fire Of 487 acres in all · Cause: Railroad 229 acres
  3. 2003 Seventy Fire Of 608 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 224 acres
  4. 2008 Ophir Fire Of 959 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 62 acres
  5. 2020 Grand Fire 31 acres
  6. 2022 Nelson Fire Of 33 acres in all 28 acres
  7. 2024 Marysville Fire Cause: Equipment use 24 acres
  8. 2013 Lone Fire Of 225 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 5 acres
  9. 1990 Wild Fire Of 30 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 3 acres

In all, 836 acres of Oroville 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

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Neighboring communities

  1. Oroville 10% High · <1% Very High · this area
  2. Oroville East 37% Very High
  3. Palermo 5% Very High
  4. South Oroville 44% High
  5. Thermalito 75% Moderate