ZIP code 93311

Kern County, including Bakersfield, Old River and Lakeside

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93311

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 2,154 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
    2. High 25,234 acres · 16,238 state, 8,996 local 18%
    3. Moderate 5,634 acres · 4,193 state, 1,441 local 4%
    4. Non-wildland 101,869 acres · Local Responsibility Area 74%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,935 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

    136,826 acres of land in all, 22,585 in the State Responsibility Area and 112,306 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. 1927 Unnamed fire 7,557 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,575 acres here
    2. 1919 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 957 acres here
    3. 1998 Wolf Fire Cause: Equipment use 833 acres here
    4. 1965 Hidden Corral Fire Cause: Lightning 764 acres here
    5. 2021 Wolf Fire 672 acres here
    6. 2011 Wolf Fire Cause: Lightning 633 acres here
    7. 2003 Schallock Fire 564 acres in total · Cause: Arson 550 acres here
    8. 1995 Poe Fire 427 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 379 acres here
    9. 2024 Pilot Fire 217 acres here
    10. 1927 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 213 acres here

    And 9 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Gold Fire, which burned 27 acres here. In all, 8,556 acres of ZIP code 93311 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 93311

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93311 18% High · 2% Very High · this area
  2. 93252 9% Very High
  3. 93268 69% High
  4. 93308 16% Very High
  5. 93309 No hazard zones
  6. 93312 No hazard zones
  7. 93313 <1% Moderate
  8. 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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