Willow Creek

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 8,970 acres · State Responsibility Area 46%
  2. High 237 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 10,384 acres · Mostly federal land 53%

  19,590 acres of land in all, 9,206 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

  The 10 largest of 21 fires that burned here

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  1. 2022 Campbell Fire 30,133 acres in total 3,673 acres here
  2. 2021 Knob Fire 2,421 acres in total 2,191 acres here
  3. 2003 Friday Fire 389 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 363 acres here
  4. 2022 Ammon Fire 11,465 acres in total 82 acres here
  5. 1917 Unnamed fire 90 acres in total 77 acres here
  6. 1976 Unnamed fire 20 acres in total · Cause: Arson 19 acres here
  7. 1995 Knight Fire 20 acres in total · Cause: Arson 16 acres here
  8. 1923 Unnamed fire 50 acres in total 10 acres here
  9. 1931 Three Creek Fire 10 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 9 acres here
  10. 1954 Nelson Fire 9 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 8 acres here

  And 11 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Campbell Fire, which burned 3,673 acres here. In all, 6,171 acres of Willow 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