ZIP code 93251

Kern County, including McKittrick

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93251

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 1,195 acres · 828 state, 366 local 2%
    2. High 49,851 acres · 48,055 state, 1,796 local 73%
    3. Moderate 4,283 acres · 2,911 state, 1,372 local 6%
    4. Non-wildland 8,039 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,217 acres · Mostly federal land 8%

    68,585 acres of land in all, 51,794 in the State Responsibility Area and 11,573 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 19 fires that burned here

    1. 1997 Lokern Two Fire 4,566 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,246 acres here
    2. 2011 58 Complex 674 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 409 acres here
    3. 1997 Lokern Fire Cause: Power lines 317 acres here
    4. 1999 Reward Fire Cause: Power lines 55 acres here
    5. 1996 Bidart Fire 50 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 47 acres here
    6. 1996 58 Fire 46 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 45 acres here
    7. 2012 Unnamed fire 36 acres in total 35 acres here
    8. 2024 Lost Fire 29 acres here
    9. 2025 Lokern Fire 28 acres here
    10. 1998 Standard Fire 110 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 22 acres here

    And 9 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Loop Fire, which burned 11 acres here. In all, 2,295 acres of ZIP code 93251 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 93251

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93251 73% High · 2% Very High · this area
  2. 93224 5% Very High
  3. 93249 34% 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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