Beckwourth

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,012 acres · State Responsibility Area 40%
  2. High 2,318 acres · 2,315 state, 3 local 31%
  3. Moderate 2 acres · 1 state, 1 local <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,148 acres · Mostly federal land 29%

  7,480 acres of land in all, 5,328 in the State Responsibility Area and 4 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. 1959 Unnamed fire 6,762 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,480 acres here
  2. 1950 Ramelli Fire 2,177 acres here
  3. 1929 Unnamed fire 6,484 acres in total 1,420 acres here
  4. 1928 Unnamed fire 389 acres in total 352 acres here
  5. 1931 Unnamed fire 289 acres in total 283 acres here
  6. 2007 Clifton Fire 77 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 58 acres here
  7. 1931 Unnamed fire 22,631 acres in total 49 acres here
  8. 1972 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 12 acres here
  9. 2019 Grizzley Tunnel Fire 6 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5 acres here

  The most recent was the 2019 Grizzley Tunnel Fire, which burned 5 acres here. In all, 6,058 acres of Beckwourth 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