ZIP code 93240

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,205 acres · State Responsibility Area 18%
  2. High 2,954 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 410 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 30,137 acres · Mostly federal land 74%

  40,706 acres of land in all, 10,570 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

  The 10 largest of 66 fires that burned here

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  1. 1942 Unnamed fire 26,979 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 18,675 acres here
  2. 2016 Erskine Fire 48,008 acres in total 11,715 acres here
  3. 1984 Bodfish Fire 26,709 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 10,691 acres here
  4. 2021 French Fire 26,535 acres in total 3,910 acres here
  5. 1999 Black Gulch Fire 3,509 acres here
  6. 1994 Lakeland Fire Cause: Debris burning 2,437 acres here
  7. 1977 Bear Trap Fire 4,045 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,372 acres here
  8. 2002 Borel Fire 3,418 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,878 acres here
  9. 1977 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,526 acres here
  10. 1998 Yankee Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,241 acres here

  And 56 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Pearl Fire, which burned 40 acres here. In all, 32,691 acres of ZIP code 93240 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