ZIP code 93601

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 11,643 acres · State Responsibility Area 46%
  2. High 7,746 acres · State Responsibility Area 31%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,980 acres · Mostly federal land 24%

  25,369 acres of land in all, 19,389 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 25 fires that burned here

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  1. 1961 Harlow Fire 43,331 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 16,172 acres here
  2. 1928 Unnamed fire 21,194 acres in total 11,351 acres here
  3. 1959 Nelson Cove Fire 11,076 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 7,191 acres here
  4. 1922 Unnamed fire 1,181 acres here
  5. 1922 Unnamed fire 1,492 acres in total 1,055 acres here
  6. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,002 acres here
  7. 1924 Unnamed fire 10,310 acres in total 753 acres here
  8. 2008 Silver Knob Fire Cause: Lightning 570 acres here
  9. 1947 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 555 acres here
  10. 1945 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 530 acres here

  And 15 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Stumpfield Fire, which burned 7 acres here. In all, 19,186 acres of ZIP code 93601 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