ZIP code 92082

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 61,078 acres · 59,447 state, 1,631 local 76%
  2. High 5,346 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 18 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 14,032 acres · Mostly federal land 17%

  80,473 acres of land in all, 64,811 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,631 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 68 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Paradise Fire 56,546 acres in total · Cause: Arson 32,233 acres here
  2. 2007 Poomacha Fire 49,411 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 14,771 acres here
  3. 1953 Unnamed fire 9,226 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,215 acres here
  4. 1950 Guejito Fire 8,025 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,758 acres here
  5. 1947 Unnamed fire 3,333 acres here
  6. 2007 Witch Fire 162,070 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,530 acres here
  7. 1956 Rose Fire 4,841 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,178 acres here
  8. 1970 Lilac Fire 2,083 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,979 acres here
  9. 1969 Moosa Fire 6,944 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,914 acres here
  10. 1996 Rincon Fire 1,984 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,858 acres here

  And 58 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Keys Fire, which burned 18 acres here. In all, 55,610 acres of ZIP code 92082 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