Rancho Calaveras

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/59426/rancho-calaveras

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    37% 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

    28% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Quail Fire, which burned 2 acres here, one of 8 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    59% 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 2,359 acres · State Responsibility Area 37%
  2. High 3,604 acres · State Responsibility Area 56%
  3. Moderate 465 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%

6,427 acres of land in all, 6,427 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. 1951 Burson Fire Of 2,628 acres in all 744 acres
  2. 1960 Meyer Fire Of 3,801 acres in all 661 acres
  3. 2004 Pattison Fire Of 2,483 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 566 acres
  4. 1966 Lombardi Fire 289 acres
  5. 1992 Haibach Fire Of 443 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 194 acres
  6. 1985 Huckleberry Fire Of 459 acres in all 57 acres
  7. 2013 Farris Fire 11 acres
  8. 2017 Quail Fire Of 59 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 2 acres

In all, 1,790 acres of Rancho Calaveras 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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