Copperopolis

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,950 acres · State Responsibility Area 67%
  2. High 2,832 acres · State Responsibility Area 32%
  3. Moderate 29 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 15 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  8,826 acres of land in all, 8,811 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. 1958 Hiway 4 #5 Fire 4,747 acres in total 2,733 acres here
  2. 1957 Mitchell Fire 817 acres in total 769 acres here
  3. 2024 Aero Fire 5,285 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 749 acres here
  4. 1994 Copper #8 Fire 1,914 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 565 acres here
  5. 1994 Copper #1 Fire 1,143 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 199 acres here
  6. 2016 Baker Fire Cause: Equipment use 57 acres here
  7. 2004 Cooper Fire 3,445 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 34 acres here
  8. 1953 P.g.&E. #4 Fire 797 acres in total 20 acres here
  9. 1969 Highway 4 Fire 408 acres in total 15 acres here
  10. 1962 O'byrnes Ferry Road1 Fire 1,257 acres in total 6 acres here

  The most recent was the 2024 Aero Fire, which burned 749 acres here. In all, 4,173 acres of Copperopolis 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