Plumas Lake

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/57829/plumas-lake

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Moderate 2,215 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%
    2. Non-wildland 5,582 acres · Local Responsibility Area 72%

    7,796 acres of land in all, 7,796 of it in the Local 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

    1. 2012 Columbia Fire Cause: Equipment use 83 acres here

    In all, 83 acres of Plumas Lake 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Plumas Lake

Neighboring communities

  1. Plumas Lake 28% Moderate · this area
  2. East Nicolaus No hazard zones
  3. Nicolaus 8% Moderate
  4. Rio Oso 11% Moderate

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data