Sutter County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 18,771 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  2. High 28,808 acres · Local Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 11,900 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Non-wildland 326,613 acres · Local Responsibility Area 84%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,298 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  389,392 acres of land in all, 386,093 of it in the Local 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 18 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Butte Fire 1,238 acres here
  2. 2019 West Butte Fire 648 acres here
  3. 2016 Butte Fire Cause: Aircraft 316 acres here
  4. 1970 Shockley Fire 285 acres here
  5. 2007 Peace Valley Fire Cause: Lightning 282 acres here
  6. 2011 West Butte Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 240 acres here
  7. 2021 Sutter Fire 142 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 139 acres here
  8. 2011 South Ridge Fire 110 acres in total 108 acres here
  9. 2008 Myrna Fire 455 acres in total 91 acres here
  10. 2009 Riverbottom Fire 83 acres here

  And 8 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Sutter Fire, which burned 139 acres here. In all, 3,747 acres of Sutter 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