Sutter Creek

City in Amador County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/77392/sutter-creek

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    46% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    14% has burned

    Most recently the 1961 Rancheria Fire, which burned 166 acres here, one of 2 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    64% 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 788 acres · 13 state, 775 local 46%
  2. High 868 acres · 11 state, 857 local 50%
  3. Moderate 34 acres · 1 state, 34 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 34 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

1,726 acres of land in all, 25 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,700 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 Rancheria Fire Of 34,104 acres in all 166 acres
  2. 1961 Sutter Creek Fire Of 966 acres in all 158 acres

In all, 233 acres of Sutter Creek 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 Sutter Creek

Neighboring communities

  1. Sutter Creek 46% Very High · this area
  2. Martell 83% High · 2% Very High