Sierraville

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,758 acres · State Responsibility Area 55%
  2. High 131 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 682 acres · State Responsibility Area 21%
  4. Non-wildland 165 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 478 acres · Mostly federal land 15%

  3,213 acres of land in all, 2,570 in the State Responsibility Area and 165 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. 1959 Unnamed fire 11,428 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 402 acres here
  2. 1934 Unnamed fire 500 acres in total 195 acres here
  3. 1935 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 182 acres here
  4. 1936 Unnamed fire 272 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 119 acres here
  5. 2001 Treasure Fire 280 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 116 acres here
  6. 1989 Unnamed fire 95 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 23 acres here

  The most recent was the 2001 Treasure Fire, which burned 116 acres here. In all, 1,021 acres of Sierraville 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