Truckee

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/80588/truckee

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    75% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the Town of Truckee adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    16% has burned

    Most recently the 2022 Butterfield Fire, which burned 12 acres here, one of 12 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    36% Extreme

    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 16,193 acres · 274 state, 15,919 local 75%
  2. High 3,600 acres · 59 state, 3,541 local 17%
  3. Moderate 79 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,672 acres · Mostly federal land 8%

21,544 acres of land in all, 333 in the State Responsibility Area and 19,540 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. 1960 Donner Ridge Fire Of 43,374 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 1,469 acres
  2. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 964 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 751 acres
  3. 1978 Polaris Fire Cause: Arson 386 acres
  4. 1943 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 368 acres
  5. 1918 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 178 acres
  6. 1950 Union Mill Fire Of 90 acres in all · Cause: Railroad 89 acres
  7. 1947 Unnamed fire Of 9,005 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 71 acres
  8. 1977 Freeway Fire Of 1,305 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 43 acres
  9. 1979 Flash Fire Cause: Arson 30 acres
  10. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 428 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 19 acres

And 2 smaller fires. In all, 3,369 acres of Truckee 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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