Chico

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,979 acres · 21 state, 2,958 local 13%
  2. High 4,836 acres · 8 state, 4,828 local 22%
  3. Moderate 1,721 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  4. Non-wildland 12,777 acres · Local Responsibility Area 57%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acre · Mostly federal land <1%

  22,313 acres of land in all, 28 in the State Responsibility Area and 22,284 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 13 fires that burned here

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  1. 2024 Park Fire 429,603 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,665 acres here
  2. 1999 Musty Fire 16,757 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,220 acres here
  3. 2018 Stoney Fire 955 acres in total 638 acres here
  4. 1964 Lightning #1 Fire 9,876 acres in total 587 acres here
  5. 1999 Doe Mill Fire 10,857 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 460 acres here
  6. 1966 Bidwell Park Fire 616 acres in total 366 acres here
  7. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 196 acres here
  8. 1979 Bidwell Park Fire 874 acres in total 194 acres here
  9. 2016 Santos Fire 87 acres in total · Cause: Arson 73 acres here
  10. 1967 Bidwell Park Fire 281 acres in total 12 acres here

  And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Park Fire, which burned 1,665 acres here. In all, 3,080 acres of Chico 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