Butte Creek Canyon

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,038 acres · 7,034 state, 4 local 54%
  2. High 5,768 acres · 5,765 state, 3 local 44%
  3. Moderate 1 acre · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 339 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  13,147 acres of land in all, 12,801 in the State Responsibility Area and 7 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

  The 10 largest of 17 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 12,226 acres here
  2. 1999 Doe Mill Fire 10,857 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,627 acres here
  3. 2008 Humboldt Fire 23,344 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,078 acres here
  4. 1984 Bidwell Fire 6,192 acres in total 1,415 acres here
  5. 1992 Maidu Fire 746 acres here
  6. 1983 Skyway #3 Fire 604 acres in total 537 acres here
  7. 1960 Centerville Fire 503 acres here
  8. 2007 Honey Fire 726 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 476 acres here
  9. 1979 Humbug Road Fire 264 acres in total 155 acres here
  10. 2017 Honey Fire 154 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 142 acres here

  And 7 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Centerville Fire, which burned 62 acres here. In all, 12,232 acres of Butte Creek Canyon 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