ZIP code 92404

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 3,881 acres · 934 state, 2,947 local 19%
  2. High 262 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Moderate 252 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Non-wildland 4,627 acres · Local Responsibility Area 23%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 11,197 acres · Mostly federal land 55%

  20,220 acres of land in all, 934 in the State Responsibility Area and 8,088 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 96 fires that burned here

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  1. 2003 Old Fire 91,428 acres in total · Cause: Arson 15,214 acres here
  2. 1922 Unnamed fire 19,326 acres in total 10,805 acres here
  3. 1956 Mckinley Fire 10,698 acres in total 4,759 acres here
  4. 1938 Unnamed fire 12,493 acres in total 4,668 acres here
  5. 1980 Panorama Fire 23,626 acres in total 4,566 acres here
  6. 1997 Hemlock - July Fire 3,947 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 3,519 acres here
  7. 1911 Unnamed fire 17,062 acres in total 3,115 acres here
  8. 1956 East Highland Fire 14,444 acres in total 2,686 acres here
  9. 1970 Bear Fire 51,655 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 2,472 acres here
  10. 1979 Shadow Fire 2,601 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,593 acres here

  And 86 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Coldwater Fire, which burned 25 acres here. In all, 15,696 acres of ZIP code 92404 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