Sacramento County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,619 acres · 1,347 state, 1,272 local <1%
  2. High 27,867 acres · 25,666 state, 2,201 local 4%
  3. Moderate 164,277 acres · 86,330 state, 77,947 local 26%
  4. Non-wildland 432,807 acres · Local Responsibility Area 68%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8,798 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  636,368 acres of land in all, 113,343 in the State Responsibility Area and 514,227 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 65 fires that burned here

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  1. 1981 Meiss Fire 14,126 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 11,402 acres here
  2. 2020 Grant Fire Cause: Equipment use 5,062 acres here
  3. 1996 Scott Fire 8,828 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,420 acres here
  4. 2017 Latrobe Fire 1,268 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 1,075 acres here
  5. 1950 Questo Ranch Fire 874 acres here
  6. 2020 Clay Fire Cause: Smoking 740 acres here
  7. 1992 Smud #1 Fire 1,179 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 720 acres here
  8. 1976 Gill Fire 712 acres here
  9. 2001 Bevan Fire Cause: Equipment use 687 acres here
  10. 1964 Joerger Fire 1,514 acres in total 666 acres here

  And 55 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Vleck Fire, which burned 32 acres here. In all, 30,917 acres of Sacramento 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