Sheep Ranch

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 296 acres · State Responsibility Area 85%
  2. Moderate 29 acres · State Responsibility Area 8%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 22 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

  348 acres of land in all, 326 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. 1992 Gulch Fire 17,419 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 201 acres here
  2. 2004 Armstrong Fire 87 acres in total · Cause: Arson 40 acres here
  3. 1956 Sheep Ranch Fire 579 acres in total 19 acres here
  4. 2015 Butte Fire 70,847 acres in total 3 acres here

  The most recent was the 2015 Butte Fire, which burned 3 acres here. In all, 214 acres of Sheep Ranch 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