Auberry

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 10,228 acres · State Responsibility Area 34%
  2. High 8,618 acres · State Responsibility Area 29%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 11,124 acres · Mostly federal land 37%

  29,969 acres of land in all, 18,846 of it in the State Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 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

• Fire history

  The 10 largest of 50 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 Creek Fire 379,842 acres in total 9,672 acres here
  2. 1989 Powderhouse Fire 11,800 acres in total · Cause: Arson 8,608 acres here
  3. 1931 Unnamed fire 7,165 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,825 acres here
  4. 1927 Unnamed fire 6,270 acres in total 3,209 acres here
  5. 1928 Unnamed fire 2,264 acres here
  6. 1926 Unnamed fire 2,132 acres here
  7. 1992 Italian Fire 2,157 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,922 acres here
  8. 1930 Unnamed fire 2,309 acres in total 1,318 acres here
  9. 1982 Temperance Flat Fire 7,802 acres in total 1,174 acres here
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire 919 acres here

  And 40 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Fuel Fire, which burned 4 acres here. In all, 23,530 acres of Auberry 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