ZIP code 93243

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 87,058 acres · 87,057 state, 1 local 83%
  2. High 6,951 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 6,866 acres · 6,684 state, 182 local 7%
  4. Non-wildland 389 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,947 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  105,211 acres of land in all, 100,692 in the State Responsibility Area and 572 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 131 fires that burned here

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  1. 1986 Los Alamos Fire 12,114 acres here
  2. 2024 Post Fire 15,563 acres in total 9,546 acres here
  3. 2006 Quail Fire 4,770 acres here
  4. 1980 Unnamed fire 3,969 acres here
  5. 2006 Westside Fire 4,025 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 2,823 acres here
  6. 2022 Thunder Fire Cause: Lightning 2,465 acres here
  7. 2005 Gorman Fire 2,516 acres in total 2,415 acres here
  8. 2007 Gorman Fire 2,374 acres here
  9. 1968 Liebre Fire 48,564 acres in total 2,229 acres here
  10. 1920 Unnamed fire 2,385 acres in total 2,184 acres here

  And 121 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 King Fire, which burned 206 acres here. In all, 55,379 acres of ZIP code 93243 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