Oroville

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 12 acres · 3 state, 9 local <1%
  2. High 850 acres · 21 state, 828 local 10%
  3. Moderate 2,190 acres · 8 state, 2,182 local 25%
  4. Non-wildland 5,855 acres · Local Responsibility Area 66%

  8,907 acres of land in all, 32 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,875 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. 1961 Long Bar Rd. #1 Fire 1,064 acres in total 269 acres here
  2. 2000 Larkin Fire 487 acres in total · Cause: Railroad 229 acres here
  3. 2003 Seventy Fire 608 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 224 acres here
  4. 2008 Ophir Fire 959 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 62 acres here
  5. 2020 Grand Fire 31 acres here
  6. 2022 Nelson Fire 33 acres in total 28 acres here
  7. 2024 Marysville Fire Cause: Equipment use 24 acres here
  8. 2013 Lone Fire 225 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 5 acres here
  9. 1990 Wild Fire 30 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3 acres here

  The most recent was the 2024 Marysville Fire, which burned 24 acres here. In all, 836 acres of Oroville 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