Truckee

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 16,193 acres · 274 state, 15,919 local 75%
  2. High 3,600 acres · 59 state, 3,541 local 17%
  3. Moderate 79 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,672 acres · Mostly federal land 8%

  21,544 acres of land in all, 333 in the State Responsibility Area and 19,540 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 12 fires that burned here

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  1. 1960 Donner Ridge Fire 43,374 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 1,469 acres here
  2. 1926 Unnamed fire 964 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 751 acres here
  3. 1978 Polaris Fire Cause: Arson 386 acres here
  4. 1943 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 368 acres here
  5. 1918 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 178 acres here
  6. 1950 Union Mill Fire 90 acres in total · Cause: Railroad 89 acres here
  7. 1947 Unnamed fire 9,005 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 71 acres here
  8. 1977 Freeway Fire 1,305 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 43 acres here
  9. 1979 Flash Fire Cause: Arson 30 acres here
  10. 1926 Unnamed fire 428 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 19 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Butterfield Fire, which burned 12 acres here. In all, 3,369 acres of Truckee 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