ZIP code 93247

Tulare County, including Lindsay, Tonyville and El Rancho

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93247

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 713 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
    2. Moderate 9,158 acres · 8,563 state, 596 local 22%
    3. Non-wildland 31,900 acres · Local Responsibility Area 76%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 338 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

    42,109 acres of land in all, 9,276 in the State Responsibility Area and 32,495 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 11 fires that burned here

    1. 1988 Lindsay Fire 1,334 acres here
    2. 2000 Elephant Fire Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 881 acres here
    3. 2017 Elephant 2 Fire Cause: Arson 415 acres here
    4. 1997 Lewis Fire 401 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 357 acres here
    5. 1996 Lindsay Fire 326 acres here
    6. 1997 Lewis Fire 335 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 270 acres here
    7. 2003 Elephant Fire 243 acres here
    8. 1993 Elephant Fire 219 acres here
    9. 2000 Lindsay Fire 176 acres in total · Cause: Arson 66 acres here
    10. 2009 Round Valley 1 Fire Cause: Lightning 3 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2017 Elephant 2 Fire, which burned 415 acres here. In all, 3,246 acres of ZIP code 93247 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

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 93247

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93247 22% Moderate · 2% High · this area
  2. 93221 10% Very High
  3. 93265 12% Very High
  4. 93267 31% Moderate · <1% High
  5. 93274 <1% Moderate
  6. 93292 5% Moderate · 2% High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

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