ZIP code 92879

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,060 acres · 101 state, 958 local 17%
  2. High 246 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 244 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 4,746 acres · Local Responsibility Area 75%

  6,296 acres of land in all, 101 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,194 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1980 Treemont Fire 474 acres here
  2. 1975 Unnamed fire 1,954 acres in total 388 acres here
  3. 2010 Mckinley Fire 1,028 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 142 acres here
  4. 1983 Mckinley Fire 1,607 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 95 acres here
  5. 1979 Newman Fire 194 acres in total 79 acres here

  The most recent was the 2010 Mckinley Fire, which burned 142 acres here. In all, 960 acres of ZIP code 92879 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