Sutter Creek

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 788 acres · 13 state, 775 local 46%
  2. High 868 acres · 11 state, 857 local 50%
  3. Moderate 34 acres · 1 state, 34 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 34 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1 acre · Mostly federal land <1%

  1,726 acres of land in all, 25 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,700 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. 1961 Rancheria Fire 34,104 acres in total 166 acres here
  2. 1961 Sutter Creek Fire 966 acres in total 158 acres here

  The most recent was the 1961 Rancheria Fire, which burned 166 acres here. In all, 233 acres of Sutter Creek 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