Bucks Lake

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,011 acres · State Responsibility Area 15%
  2. High 19 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,594 acres · Mostly federal land 84%

  6,624 acres of land in all, 1,030 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. 1926 Unnamed fire 2,397 acres in total 486 acres here
  2. 1926 Unnamed fire 3,646 acres in total 50 acres here
  3. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 36 acres here
  4. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7 acres here
  5. 1999 Bucks Fire 34,236 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6 acres here
  6. 1951 Milk Ranch Fire 21,979 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 36 acres here. In all, 585 acres of Bucks Lake 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