Milford

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,190 acres · 1,071 state, 119 local 35%
  2. High 80 acres · 31 state, 49 local 2%
  3. Moderate 56 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 922 acres · Local Responsibility Area 27%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,142 acres · Mostly federal land 34%

  3,390 acres of land in all, 1,101 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,147 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

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  1. 1950 Millford Fire 9,185 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,004 acres here
  2. 1987 Plumas Nf #531 (Clark) Fire 39,921 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,813 acres here
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,157 acres in total 103 acres here

  The most recent was the 1987 Plumas Nf #531 (Clark) Fire, which burned 1,813 acres here. In all, 2,463 acres of Milford 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