Tuttletown

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/80896/tuttletown

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 3,522 acres · State Responsibility Area 75%
    2. High 435 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 752 acres · Mostly federal land 16%

    4,709 acres of land in all, 3,957 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

    1. 1989 Tuttletown Fire 633 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 535 acres here
    2. 2004 Melones #2 Fire 76 acres in total 59 acres here
    3. 2005 Marshes Fire 76 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 57 acres here

    The most recent was the 2005 Marshes Fire, which burned 57 acres here. In all, 550 acres of Tuttletown 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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Tuttletown

Neighboring communities

  1. Tuttletown 75% Very High · this area
  2. Columbia 93% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data