Berry Creek

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 30,410 acres · State Responsibility Area 83%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,185 acres · Mostly federal land 17%

  36,595 acres of land in all, 30,410 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 32 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 32,462 acres here
  2. 1999 Bloomer Fire Cause: Lightning 2,606 acres here
  3. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 2,301 acres here
  4. 1966 Project 19 Fire 5,725 acres in total 2,223 acres here
  5. 1929 Unnamed fire 4,065 acres in total 2,193 acres here
  6. 1931 Unnamed fire 1,902 acres here
  7. 2008 Friend-Darnell Fire 4,112 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,343 acres here
  8. 1917 Unnamed fire 8,003 acres in total 1,239 acres here
  9. 1999 Union Fire Cause: Lightning 736 acres here
  10. 1920 Unnamed fire 1,142 acres in total 692 acres here

  And 22 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 North Complex, which burned 32,462 acres here. In all, 34,742 acres of Berry Creek 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