ZIP code 93446

San Luis Obispo County, including Paso Robles, Lake Nacimiento, Whitley Gardens and others

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93446

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 114,831 acres · State Responsibility Area 42%
    2. High 133,947 acres · 120,539 state, 13,408 local 48%
    3. Moderate 9,854 acres · 6,137 state, 3,718 local 4%
    4. Non-wildland 12,659 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
    5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,162 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

    276,453 acres of land in all, 241,507 in the State Responsibility Area and 29,784 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 96 fires that burned here

    1. 1960 Weferling Fire 51,451 acres in total 35,919 acres here
    2. 2016 Chimney Fire 46,234 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 31,320 acres here
    3. 1953 Sam Jones Fire 35,456 acres in total 5,030 acres here
    4. 1917 Unnamed fire 9,354 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,721 acres here
    5. 1968 Slayton Fire 1,068 acres here
    6. 1984 Bonnheim Fire 1,012 acres here
    7. 1979 Hillman Fire 1,004 acres here
    8. 1968 Hillman #2 Fire 708 acres here
    9. 1986 Chimney Rock Fire Cause: Arson 625 acres here
    10. 1981 Mcwillams #2 Fire Cause: Equipment use 588 acres here

    And 86 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Estrella Fire, which burned 7 acres here. In all, 51,191 acres of ZIP code 93446 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 93446

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93446 42% Very High · this area
  2. 93426 64% Very High
  3. 93428 12% Very High
  4. 93432 43% Very High
  5. 93451 59% Very High
  6. 93452 32% Very High
  7. 93461 10% Very High
  8. 93465 22% 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

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data