ZIP code 93117

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 74,344 acres · 73,929 state, 415 local 69%
  2. High 2,182 acres · 1,970 state, 212 local 2%
  3. Moderate 1,173 acres · 177 state, 996 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 5,132 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 24,876 acres · Mostly federal land 23%

  107,707 acres of land in all, 76,076 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,755 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 44 fires that burned here

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  1. 1955 Refugio Fire 79,429 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 56,181 acres here
  2. 2021 Alisal Fire Cause: Lightning 16,947 acres here
  3. 2008 Gap Fire 9,545 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,341 acres here
  4. 2017 Whittier Fire 18,412 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,701 acres here
  5. 2016 Sherpa Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 7,464 acres here
  6. 2004 Gaviota Fire Cause: Lightning 7,190 acres here
  7. 1926 Los Cruces Fire Cause: Arson 4,605 acres here
  8. 1979 Eagle Canyon Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,765 acres here
  9. 1922 Unnamed fire 3,785 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,089 acres here
  10. 1921 Unnamed fire 5,553 acres in total 1,320 acres here

  And 34 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Mariposa Fire, which burned 22 acres here. In all, 67,539 acres of ZIP code 93117 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