Squaw Valley

Community in Fresno County

Search for an address

Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/73794/squaw-valley

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    27% 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

    17% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Ruth Fire, which burned 19 acres here, one of 40 fires on record.

    Open map

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    96% 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.

    Open map

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 11,085 acres · State Responsibility Area 27%
  2. High 28,154 acres · 27,666 state, 489 local 69%
  3. Moderate 1,004 acres · 714 state, 290 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 384 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 121 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

40,748 acres of land in all, 39,464 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,162 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

Largest fires

  1. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 11,993 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,477 acres
  2. 1962 Hawkins Fire Of 539 acres in all 516 acres
  3. 1950 Wooten Peak Fire 433 acres
  4. 1984 Barton Fire Cause: Playing with fire 213 acres
  5. 2015 Creek Fire 137 acres
  6. 2003 George Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 131 acres
  7. 2019 Hills Fire Cause: Equipment use 121 acres
  8. 2013 George Fire 117 acres
  9. 2023 Orange Fire Cause: Equipment use 108 acres
  10. 2013 Ruth Hill Fire 101 acres

And 30 smaller fires. In all, 6,950 acres of Squaw Valley 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 Squaw Valley