ZIP code 92342

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 359 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  2. Moderate 36,096 acres · Local Responsibility Area 57%
  3. Non-wildland 1,721 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 25,164 acres · Mostly federal land 40%

  63,340 acres of land in all, 38,176 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1977 Howell Mt. Fire 2,596 acres here
  2. 2005 Bent Fire Cause: Lightning 79 acres here
  3. 2002 Helendale Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 32 acres here
  4. 2012 Wash Fire Cause: Lightning 13 acres here

  The most recent was the 2012 Wash Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 2,719 acres of ZIP code 92342 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