Paradise

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 1,015 acres · State Responsibility Area 36%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,770 acres · Mostly federal land 64%

  2,785 acres of land in all, 1,015 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. 2015 Round Fire 6,538 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 763 acres here
  2. 1958 Paradise #2 Fire 351 acres here
  3. 1983 Unnamed fire 266 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 214 acres here
  4. 1981 Swall Fire 3,159 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 77 acres here

  The most recent was the 2015 Round Fire, which burned 763 acres here. In all, 1,238 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