ZIP code 93308

Kern County, including Oildale, Bakersfield, Choctaw Valley and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93308

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 36,162 acres · State Responsibility Area 16%
    2. High 91,363 acres · 81,297 state, 10,067 local 41%
    3. Moderate 40,591 acres · 37,706 state, 2,885 local 18%
    4. Non-wildland 50,007 acres · Local Responsibility Area 23%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,831 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

    220,954 acres of land in all, 155,164 in the State Responsibility Area and 62,959 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 92 fires that burned here

    1. 1997 Choctaw Fire 10,522 acres in total · Cause: Arson 7,069 acres here
    2. 1970 Red Mountain Fire 25,492 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 5,566 acres here
    3. 2011 North Fire Cause: Lightning 3,430 acres here
    4. 2011 Reed Fire 5,900 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,423 acres here
    5. 1998 Aera Fire 2,480 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 2,057 acres here
    6. 2005 Pine Fire Cause: Lightning 1,814 acres here
    7. 1993 Weller Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,341 acres here
    8. 2023 East Fire 1,290 acres here
    9. 1974 Shell Oil Co. Fire 1,104 acres here
    10. 1997 Poso Fire 1,394 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 1,002 acres here

    And 82 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Lerdo Fire, which burned 6 acres here. In all, 32,468 acres of ZIP code 93308 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. 93308 16% Very High · this area
  2. 93226 40% Very High
  3. 93250 <1% Moderate
  4. 93263 No hazard zones
  5. 93280 20% Moderate · <1% High
  6. 93287 20% High · 2% Very High
  7. 93301 6% High
  8. 93304 No hazard zones
  9. 93305 8% High
  10. 93306 12% Very High
  11. 93309 No hazard zones
  12. 93311 18% High · 2% Very High
  13. 93312 No hazard zones
  14. 93314 No hazard zones

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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