Tehama County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/county/103/tehama

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    40% 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

    54% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Gyle Fire, which burned 18 acres here, one of 441 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    81% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 764,575 acres · 763,586 state, 988 local 40%
  2. High 482,800 acres · 461,067 state, 21,733 local 25%
  3. Moderate 81,536 acres · 61,957 state, 19,579 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 109,399 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 457,759 acres · Mostly federal land 24%

1,896,068 acres of land in all, 1,286,610 in the State Responsibility Area and 151,700 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

Largest fires

  1. 2024 Park Fire Of 429,603 acres in all · Cause: Arson 376,740 acres
  2. 2020 August Complex Of 1,032,700 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 218,679 acres
  3. 1990 Campbell Fire Cause: Equipment use 131,104 acres
  4. 1976 Skinner Mill Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 89,130 acres
  5. 2021 Mcfarland Fire Of 122,448 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 88,443 acres
  6. 1999 Gun Ii Fire 60,391 acres
  7. 1936 China Gulch Fire 53,540 acres
  8. 1961 Big Antelope Fire 46,931 acres
  9. 1994 Barkley Fire Cause: Lightning 43,905 acres
  10. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 42,078 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 39,818 acres

And 431 smaller fires. In all, 1,026,874 acres of Tehama 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. Tehama County 40% Very High · this area
  2. Butte County 38% Very High
  3. Glenn County 13% Very High
  4. Mendocino County 36% Very High
  5. Plumas County 21% Very High
  6. Shasta County 49% Very High
  7. Trinity County 23% Very High