Calaveras County

County in California

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/county/009/calaveras

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    54% 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

    28% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 2-8 Fire, which burned 1,340 acres here, one of 240 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    15% 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 355,505 acres · 355,137 state, 368 local 54%
  2. High 170,236 acres · 168,391 state, 1,845 local 26%
  3. Moderate 4,294 acres · 3,956 state, 338 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 357 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 133,230 acres · Mostly federal land 20%

663,622 acres of land in all, 527,484 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,909 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. 2015 Butte Fire Of 70,847 acres in all 67,272 acres
  2. 1992 Gulch Fire Cause: Vehicle 17,418 acres
  3. 1988 Bridge Fire Cause: Arson 6,689 acres
  4. 2018 Waverly Fire Of 11,760 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 5,578 acres
  5. 2024 Aero Fire Cause: Equipment use 5,281 acres
  6. 1979 Fowler Peak Fire 5,237 acres
  7. 2001 Leonard Fire Cause: Equipment use 5,188 acres
  8. 1958 Hiway 4 #5 Fire 4,745 acres
  9. 2001 Darby Fire Of 14,281 acres in all 4,326 acres
  10. 1988 Mason Fire Cause: Arson 4,049 acres

And 230 smaller fires. In all, 188,183 acres of Calaveras 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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Cities and towns in Calaveras County

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Neighboring counties

  1. Calaveras County 54% Very High · this area
  2. Alpine County 3% High · 3% Very High
  3. Amador County 44% Very High
  4. San Joaquin County 10% Moderate · 4% Very High
  5. Stanislaus County 22% Very High
  6. Tuolumne County 17% Very High