Big Creek

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 26 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 268 acres · Mostly federal land 91%

  294 acres of land in all, 26 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2020 Creek Fire 379,842 acres in total 294 acres here
  2. 1994 Big Creek Fire 5,703 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 82 acres here

  The most recent was the 2020 Creek Fire, which burned 294 acres here. In all, 294 acres of Big 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