ZIP code 92036

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 114,609 acres · State Responsibility Area 35%
  2. High 27,957 acres · 21,904 state, 6,053 local 9%
  3. Moderate 115,348 acres · 28,825 state, 86,523 local 36%
  4. Non-wildland 13,719 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 51,999 acres · Mostly federal land 16%

  323,632 acres of land in all, 165,338 in the State Responsibility Area and 106,294 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 105 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 52,918 acres here
  2. 2002 Pines Fire 61,691 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 27,326 acres here
  3. 1942 Unnamed fire 14,221 acres here
  4. 1947 Unnamed fire 17,156 acres in total 12,570 acres here
  5. 1956 Outside Origin #42 Fire 46,602 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,444 acres here
  6. 2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,405 acres here
  7. 1967 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 7,094 acres here
  8. 1943 Unnamed fire 8,626 acres in total 7,029 acres here
  9. 1995 Butterfield Fire Cause: Arson 6,688 acres here
  10. 2013 Chariot Fire 7,085 acres in total 6,187 acres here

  And 95 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Scissors 2 Fire, which burned 68 acres here. In all, 114,262 acres of ZIP code 92036 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