Amador County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/county/005/amador

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    44% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    25% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Beaver Fire, which burned 15 acres here, one of 116 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    9% 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 170,663 acres · 168,217 state, 2,447 local 44%
  2. High 108,548 acres · 103,450 state, 5,098 local 28%
  3. Moderate 16,695 acres · 16,090 state, 605 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 690 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 91,250 acres · Mostly federal land 24%

387,846 acres of land in all, 287,756 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,840 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. 1961 Rancheria Fire 34,104 acres
  2. 2004 Power Fire Cause: Equipment use 16,981 acres
  3. 1924 Pi Pi-Indian Digging Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 8,890 acres
  4. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 10,058 acres in all 7,164 acres
  5. 2015 Butte Fire Of 70,847 acres in all 3,572 acres
  6. 1976 Quarry Fire Of 20,870 acres in all 2,619 acres
  7. 2022 Electra Fire Of 4,466 acres in all 2,586 acres
  8. 1968 Van Vleck Fire Of 2,665 acres in all 2,514 acres
  9. 1924 Mokelumne River Fire Of 2,449 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,246 acres
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 2,051 acres

And 106 smaller fires. In all, 96,965 acres of Amador County 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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Neighboring counties

  1. Amador County 44% Very High · this area
  2. Alpine County 3% High · 3% Very High
  3. Calaveras County 54% Very High
  4. El Dorado County 38% Very High
  5. Sacramento County 26% Moderate · <1% Very High
  6. San Joaquin County 10% Moderate · 4% Very High