Butte County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 403,518 acres · 388,987 state, 14,531 local 38%
  2. High 142,971 acres · 121,469 state, 21,502 local 13%
  3. Moderate 62,313 acres · 25,605 state, 36,708 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 306,887 acres · Local Responsibility Area 29%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 157,632 acres · Mostly federal land 15%

  1,073,321 acres of land in all, 536,061 in the State Responsibility Area and 379,627 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 362 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Camp Fire Cause: Power lines 152,990 acres here
  2. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 152,198 acres here
  3. 2024 Park Fire 429,603 acres in total · Cause: Arson 52,897 acres here
  4. 2008 Btu Lightning Complex 53,699 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 35,852 acres here
  5. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 24,588 acres here
  6. 2008 Humboldt Fire Cause: Arson 23,342 acres here
  7. 1927 Unnamed fire 27,841 acres in total 21,519 acres here
  8. 1999 Musty Fire Cause: Lightning 16,757 acres here
  9. 1926 Unnamed fire 12,536 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 12,257 acres here
  10. 2008 South-Frey Fire 12,402 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12,236 acres here

  And 352 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Bean Fire, which burned 4 acres here. In all, 481,025 acres of Butte County 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