ZIP code 93451

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 168,386 acres · State Responsibility Area 59%
  2. High 103,189 acres · 102,941 state, 248 local 36%
  3. Moderate 8,131 acres · 7,955 state, 176 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 349 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,277 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  286,332 acres of land in all, 279,282 in the State Responsibility Area and 772 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 54 fires that burned here

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  1. 2006 Rico Fire 14,509 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12,897 acres here
  2. 1955 Goat Canyon Fire 4,986 acres here
  3. 2017 Garza Fire 48,887 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 3,796 acres here
  4. 1986 Lowes Fire 2,852 acres here
  5. 1981 Root #2 Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,873 acres here
  6. 1979 Tomason #2 Fire 1,861 acres here
  7. 2017 Parkfield Fire Cause: Power lines 1,819 acres here
  8. 1968 Von Dollen Fire 1,445 acres here
  9. 1961 Lyles #2 Fire 1,250 acres in total 1,217 acres here
  10. 1971 Slack Canyon Fire 852 acres here

  And 44 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Salt Fire, which burned 24 acres here. In all, 38,529 acres of ZIP code 93451 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