Twain

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/community/80952/twain

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 1,988 acres · State Responsibility Area 43%
    2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,615 acres · Mostly federal land 57%

    4,603 acres of land in all, 1,988 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. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 4,603 acres here
    2. 1959 Unnamed fire 1,756 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,067 acres here
    3. 1980 Hot Springs Fire Cause: Arson 838 acres here
    4. 1920 Unnamed fire 599 acres here
    5. 1929 Unnamed fire 540 acres in total 96 acres here
    6. 1926 Unnamed fire 1,039 acres in total 18 acres here
    7. 2010 Woody Fire 18 acres in total · Cause: Arson 17 acres here
    8. 1918 Unnamed fire 1,467 acres in total 14 acres here
    9. 1921 Unnamed fire 657 acres in total 6 acres here

    The most recent was the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 4,603 acres here. In all, 4,603 acres of Twain 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 Twain

Neighboring communities

  1. Twain 43% Very High · this area
  2. Indian Falls 18% Very High
  3. Paxton 28% 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