ZIP code 92131

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 8,658 acres · 122 state, 8,536 local 35%
  2. High 908 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 582 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 617 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 14,092 acres · Mostly federal land 57%

  24,858 acres of land in all, 122 in the State Responsibility Area and 10,644 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 25 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Cedar Fire 270,686 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 20,180 acres here
  2. 1943 Unnamed fire 3,577 acres in total 3,424 acres here
  3. 1950 Sycamore Canyon Fire 3,142 acres here
  4. 1981 Assist #59 Fire 7,311 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,721 acres here
  5. 1945 Unnamed fire 2,139 acres here
  6. 1995 Sycamore Fire 2,116 acres here
  7. 1944 Unnamed fire 1,904 acres in total 1,537 acres here
  8. 1987 Assist #79 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,493 acres here
  9. 1910 Unnamed fire 1,315 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,294 acres here
  10. 1939 Unnamed fire 1,211 acres in total 812 acres here

  And 15 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2003 Cedar Fire, which burned 20,180 acres here. In all, 22,924 acres of ZIP code 92131 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