ZIP code 93306

Kern County, including Bakersfield, East Niles, Hillcrest and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93306

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 7,344 acres · 6,664 state, 680 local 12%
    2. High 11,958 acres · 9,245 state, 2,713 local 19%
    3. Moderate 14,439 acres · 162 state, 14,277 local 23%
    4. Non-wildland 7,611 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 21,332 acres · Mostly federal land 34%

    62,684 acres of land in all, 16,070 in the State Responsibility Area and 25,281 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 136 fires that burned here

    1. 2011 Breckenridge Complex 25,223 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,473 acres here
    2. 1974 Adelaide Fire 4,108 acres in total 3,692 acres here
    3. 1997 Choctaw Fire 10,522 acres in total · Cause: Arson 3,444 acres here
    4. 1996 Canyon Fire 3,336 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,261 acres here
    5. 1994 Peak Fire Cause: Lightning 2,863 acres here
    6. 1916 Unnamed fire 4,707 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,594 acres here
    7. 1931 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,000 acres here
    8. 1940 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,861 acres here
    9. 1927 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,748 acres here
    10. 1980 Lewis Creek Fire 1,923 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,735 acres here

    And 126 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Little Fire, which burned 857 acres here. In all, 29,134 acres of ZIP code 93306 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93306 12% Very High · this area
  2. 93220 40% Very High
  3. 93305 8% High
  4. 93307 2% Moderate
  5. 93308 16% Very 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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