Paradise

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 11,727 acres · 276 state, 11,451 local >99%
  2. High 2 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  11,731 acres of land in all, 278 in the State Responsibility Area and 11,451 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. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 11,735 acres here
  2. 1975 Assist#8 P.f.p.d.#4 Fire 198 acres in total 183 acres here
  3. 2008 Humboldt Fire 23,344 acres in total · Cause: Arson 54 acres here

  The most recent was the 2018 Camp Fire, which burned 11,735 acres here. In all, 11,731 acres of Paradise 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