ZIP code 92359

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,579 acres · 3,861 state, 718 local 36%
  2. High 3,533 acres · 461 state, 3,072 local 28%
  3. Moderate 229 acres · 14 state, 214 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 1,101 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,156 acres · Mostly federal land 25%

  12,598 acres of land in all, 4,336 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,105 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 49 fires that burned here

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  1. 1993 Unnamed fire 5,582 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,128 acres here
  2. 2006 Emerald Fire 2,131 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,650 acres here
  3. 1970 Bear Fire 51,655 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 1,038 acres here
  4. 2024 Line Fire 43,976 acres in total 761 acres here
  5. 2020 El Dorado Fire 22,504 acres in total 662 acres here
  6. 1959 Morton Fire 674 acres in total 626 acres here
  7. 1928 Unnamed fire 666 acres in total 511 acres here
  8. 2005 Thurman Fire 939 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 470 acres here
  9. 1928 Unnamed fire 6,114 acres in total 467 acres here
  10. 1907 Unnamed fire 421 acres here

  And 39 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Line Fire, which burned 761 acres here. In all, 8,260 acres of ZIP code 92359 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