Auburn

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 783 acres · 14 state, 769 local 17%
  2. High 488 acres · 19 state, 469 local 11%
  3. Moderate 1,443 acres · 30 state, 1,413 local 31%
  4. Non-wildland 1,600 acres · Local Responsibility Area 35%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 296 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

  4,611 acres of land in all, 64 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,251 in the Local. 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1961 Auburn Fire 672 acres in total 289 acres here
  2. 2000 American Fire 148 acres in total 115 acres here
  3. 2009 Forty Nine Fire 343 acres in total · Cause: Arson 48 acres here
  4. 1931 Unnamed fire 9,790 acres in total 35 acres here

  The most recent was the 2009 Forty Nine Fire, which burned 48 acres here. In all, 453 acres of Auburn 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