ZIP code 93426

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 95,636 acres · State Responsibility Area 64%
  2. High 30,070 acres · State Responsibility Area 20%
  3. Moderate 2,912 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 20,088 acres · Mostly federal land 14%

  148,707 acres of land in all, 128,619 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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 62 fires that burned here

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  1. 1953 Sam Jones Fire 35,456 acres in total 25,537 acres here
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire 20,651 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 18,557 acres here
  3. 2016 Chimney Fire 46,234 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 11,640 acres here
  4. 1913 Unnamed fire 14,588 acres in total 8,633 acres here
  5. 1917 Unnamed fire 9,354 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,919 acres here
  6. 1954 Winfield Fire 3,220 acres here
  7. 2009 Bryson Fire Cause: Structure fire 2,254 acres here
  8. 1992 Jolon Fire Cause: Arson 1,618 acres here
  9. 1978 Yost Fire 1,617 acres here
  10. 1960 Weferling Fire 51,451 acres in total 1,480 acres here

  And 52 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Point Fire, which burned 2 acres here. In all, 55,076 acres of ZIP code 93426 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