Yuba County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/county/115/yuba

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    29% Very High

    All 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

    21% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Tanabe Fire, which burned 40 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

    25% 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 119,409 acres · State Responsibility Area 29%
  2. High 70,739 acres · 69,145 state, 1,594 local 17%
  3. Moderate 36,988 acres · 21,367 state, 15,621 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 115,020 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 70,013 acres · Mostly federal land 17%

412,169 acres of land in all, 209,921 in the State Responsibility Area and 132,234 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. 1999 Pendola Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 12,324 acres
  2. 2017 Cascade Fire Of 16,141 acres in all 12,221 acres
  3. 1997 Williams Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 5,834 acres
  4. 1950 Camp Beale #2 Fire 4,886 acres
  5. 1960 Carmichael #2 Fire 4,366 acres
  6. 1961 Capehart Fire 3,302 acres
  7. 1959 Unnamed fire Of 18,522 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,287 acres
  8. 2009 Yuba Fire Of 3,829 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 2,991 acres
  9. 1953 Sugar Loaf Fire 2,601 acres
  10. 1979 Roadside #70 Fire 2,400 acres

And 230 smaller fires. In all, 85,505 acres of Yuba 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 Yuba County

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Neighboring counties

  1. Yuba County 29% Very High · this area
  2. Butte County 38% Very High
  3. Nevada County 52% Very High
  4. Placer County 25% Very High
  5. Plumas County 21% Very High
  6. Sierra County 20% Very High
  7. Sutter County 7% High · 5% Very High