ZIP code 93237

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,283 acres · State Responsibility Area 44%
  2. High 539 acres · State Responsibility Area 19%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,076 acres · Mostly federal land 37%

  2,898 acres of land in all, 1,822 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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. 1945 N Fork Fire 2,258 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 1,161 acres here
  2. 1967 Shepherd Peak Fire 1,985 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 820 acres here
  3. 1984 Bear Creek Fire 2,788 acres in total 718 acres here
  4. 1961 Greenhoe Fire Cause: Arson 219 acres here
  5. 1996 Kaweah Fire 4,655 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 1996 Kaweah Fire, which burned 1 acre here. In all, 1,940 acres of ZIP code 93237 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