ZIP code 93518

Kern County, including Keene

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93518

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 134,660 acres · State Responsibility Area 65%
    2. High 20,956 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
    3. Moderate 866 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 51,137 acres · Mostly federal land 25%

    207,619 acres of land in all, 156,482 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 103 fires that burned here

    1. 2024 Borel Fire 59,289 acres in total 32,165 acres here
    2. 1970 Rankin Ranch Fire 35,976 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 18,803 acres here
    3. 2020 Stagecoach Fire 7,750 acres here
    4. 1942 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 7,559 acres here
    5. 1921 Unnamed fire 13,172 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,353 acres here
    6. 2008 Piute Fire 37,346 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,714 acres here
    7. 1966 Breckenridge Fire Cause: Lightning 5,322 acres here
    8. 2010 Canyon Fire 9,336 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,278 acres here
    9. 2011 Indian Fire Cause: Lightning 3,068 acres here
    10. 2020 Bena Fire 2,884 acres here

    And 93 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Springs Fire, which burned 29 acres here. In all, 82,672 acres of ZIP code 93518 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 93518

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93518 65% Very High · this area
  2. 93205 23% Very High
  3. 93220 40% Very High
  4. 93283 11% Very High
  5. 93531 87% Very High
  6. 93561 59% 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