ZIP code 92544

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 60,164 acres · 58,984 state, 1,181 local 55%
  2. High 936 acres · 475 state, 461 local 1%
  3. Moderate 1,478 acres · 951 state, 527 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 5,406 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 41,878 acres · Mostly federal land 38%

  109,862 acres of land in all, 60,409 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,574 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 109 fires that burned here

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  1. 1928 Unnamed fire 60,175 acres in total 35,912 acres here
  2. 2022 Fairview Fire 28,097 acres here
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire 17,174 acres in total 12,075 acres here
  4. 1997 Pauba Fire 7,101 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,140 acres here
  5. 1995 Stanley Fire 5,129 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 3,746 acres here
  6. 2004 Melton Fire Cause: Lightning 3,693 acres here
  7. 1929 Unnamed fire 3,585 acres here
  8. 1924 Unnamed fire 18,433 acres in total 2,675 acres here
  9. 2012 Buck Fire Cause: Lightning 2,629 acres here
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire 2,294 acres here

  And 99 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Ignacio Fire, which burned 21 acres here. In all, 81,544 acres of ZIP code 92544 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