East Quincy

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

  Map
  1. Very High 3,050 acres · 2,661 state, 389 local 39%
  2. High 46 acres · 1 state, 45 local 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,670 acres · Mostly federal land 60%

  7,767 acres of land in all, 2,662 in the State Responsibility Area and 435 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

  Map
  1. 2017 Minerva 5 Fire 4,339 acres in total · Cause: Arson 3,050 acres here
  2. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 858 acres here
  3. 1986 Unnamed fire Cause: Smoking 118 acres here
  4. 1981 Unnamed fire 62 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 60 acres here
  5. 1920 Unnamed fire 147 acres in total 32 acres here

  The most recent was the 2020 North Complex, which burned 858 acres here. In all, 4,051 acres of East Quincy 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