Squaw Valley

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 11,085 acres · State Responsibility Area 27%
  2. High 28,154 acres · 27,666 state, 489 local 69%
  3. Moderate 1,004 acres · 714 state, 290 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 384 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 121 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  40,748 acres of land in all, 39,464 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,162 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

  The 10 largest of 40 fires that burned here

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  1. 1928 Unnamed fire 11,993 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,477 acres here
  2. 1962 Hawkins Fire 539 acres in total 516 acres here
  3. 1950 Wooten Peak Fire 433 acres here
  4. 1984 Barton Fire Cause: Playing with fire 213 acres here
  5. 2015 Creek Fire 137 acres here
  6. 2003 George Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 131 acres here
  7. 2019 Hills Fire Cause: Equipment use 121 acres here
  8. 2013 George Fire 117 acres here
  9. 2023 Orange Fire Cause: Equipment use 108 acres here
  10. 2013 Ruth Hill Fire 101 acres here

  And 30 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Ruth Fire, which burned 19 acres here. In all, 6,950 acres of Squaw Valley 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