Tehama County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 764,575 acres · 763,586 state, 988 local 40%
  2. High 482,800 acres · 461,067 state, 21,733 local 25%
  3. Moderate 81,536 acres · 61,957 state, 19,579 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 109,399 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 457,759 acres · Mostly federal land 24%

  1,896,068 acres of land in all, 1,286,610 in the State Responsibility Area and 151,700 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 441 fires that burned here

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  1. 2024 Park Fire 429,603 acres in total · Cause: Arson 376,740 acres here
  2. 2020 August Complex 1,032,700 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 218,679 acres here
  3. 1990 Campbell Fire Cause: Equipment use 131,104 acres here
  4. 1976 Skinner Mill Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 89,130 acres here
  5. 2021 Mcfarland Fire 122,448 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 88,443 acres here
  6. 1999 Gun Ii Fire 60,391 acres here
  7. 1936 China Gulch Fire 53,540 acres here
  8. 1961 Big Antelope Fire 46,931 acres here
  9. 1994 Barkley Fire Cause: Lightning 43,905 acres here
  10. 1931 Unnamed fire 42,078 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 39,818 acres here

  And 431 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Gyle Fire, which burned 18 acres here. In all, 1,026,874 acres of Tehama 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