ZIP code 93401

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 12,313 acres · 11,605 state, 708 local 30%
  2. High 12,229 acres · 11,513 state, 715 local 30%
  3. Moderate 11,057 acres · 8,045 state, 3,012 local 27%
  4. Non-wildland 4,867 acres · Local Responsibility Area 12%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 617 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  41,083 acres of land in all, 31,163 in the State Responsibility Area and 9,303 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 29 fires that burned here

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  1. 1985 Las Pilitas Fire 84,271 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 11,500 acres here
  2. 1994 Hwy 41 Fire 50,729 acres in total · Cause: Arson 3,788 acres here
  3. 1922 Unnamed fire 12,545 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,501 acres here
  4. 1981 Gay Fire 1,843 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 909 acres here
  5. 1985 Unnamed fire Cause: Equipment use 421 acres here
  6. 1984 Morretti Fire 1,318 acres in total 313 acres here
  7. 2015 Cuesta Fire 2,446 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 234 acres here
  8. 1961 Cuesta Fire 216 acres here
  9. 2003 Cuesta Fire 238 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 201 acres here
  10. 1951 Buckman Fire 5,240 acres in total 99 acres here

  And 19 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Tank Fire, which burned 1 acre here. In all, 11,973 acres of ZIP code 93401 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