Concow

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 13,523 acres · State Responsibility Area 76%
  2. High 419 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,835 acres · Mostly federal land 22%

  17,777 acres of land in all, 13,941 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. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 17,772 acres here
  2. 2008 Btu Lightning Complex 53,699 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 14,149 acres here
  3. 1966 Lassen Nf/Concow Rd2 Fire 3,345 acres in total 2,876 acres here
  4. 2000 Concow Fire 1,835 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,297 acres here
  5. 2001 Highway 70 Fire 1,693 acres in total · Cause: Arson 558 acres here
  6. 2016 Saddle Fire 740 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 66 acres here
  7. 1951 Carlyle Fire 471 acres in total 60 acres here
  8. 2012 Concow Fire Cause: Equipment use 56 acres here
  9. 2015 Tree Fire Cause: Equipment use 13 acres here

  The most recent was the 2018 Camp Fire, which burned 17,772 acres here. In all, 17,773 acres of Concow 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