ZIP code 93023

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 36,861 acres · 32,990 state, 3,870 local 22%
  2. High 1,411 acres · 392 state, 1,019 local 1%
  3. Moderate 948 acres · 192 state, 756 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 792 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 130,945 acres · Mostly federal land 77%

  170,956 acres of land in all, 33,574 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,438 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 101 fires that burned here

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  1. 2017 Thomas Fire 281,791 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 126,892 acres here
  2. 1932 Matilija Fire 219,999 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 109,926 acres here
  3. 1985 Wheeler #2 Fire 122,687 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 93,116 acres here
  4. 1917 Thatcher Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 29,551 acres here
  5. 1948 Wheeler Springs Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 22,498 acres here
  6. 1972 Bear Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 17,310 acres here
  7. 1985 Ferndale Fire 46,805 acres in total · Cause: Arson 17,236 acres here
  8. 2006 Day Fire 161,816 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 14,521 acres here
  9. 1898 Los Padres Fire 20,540 acres in total 14,290 acres here
  10. 1990 Los Padres Fire 20,540 acres in total 14,288 acres here

  And 91 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2023 Villanova Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 165,047 acres of ZIP code 93023 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