ZIP code 92256

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,083 acres · State Responsibility Area 5%
  2. High 2,068 acres · State Responsibility Area 5%
  3. Moderate 10,056 acres · 10,055 state, 1 local 25%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 26,338 acres · Mostly federal land 65%

  40,544 acres of land in all, 14,205 in the State Responsibility Area and 1 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 12 fires that burned here

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  1. 2006 Sawtooth Complex 61,767 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 15,565 acres here
  2. 2006 Millard Fire 24,219 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9,368 acres here
  3. 1950 North Fork Fire 13,188 acres in total 7,112 acres here
  4. 2005 Paradise Fire 3,082 acres in total 2,966 acres here
  5. 1995 Verbenia Fire 21,444 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2,964 acres here
  6. 1957 Dry Misson Fire 760 acres in total 526 acres here
  7. 1980 Scenic Fire 257 acres in total 107 acres here
  8. 2015 Lake Fire 31,284 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 102 acres here
  9. 1917 Unnamed fire 278 acres in total 35 acres here
  10. 1958 Cottonwood Fire 588 acres in total 19 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Hess Fire, which burned 10 acres here. In all, 28,895 acres of ZIP code 92256 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