ZIP code 93603

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 42,027 acres · State Responsibility Area 61%
  2. High 12,276 acres · State Responsibility Area 18%
  3. Moderate 2,902 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Non-wildland 5 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 11,754 acres · Mostly federal land 17%

  68,963 acres of land in all, 57,204 in the State Responsibility Area and 5 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 44 fires that burned here

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  1. 1926 Kaweah Fire 34,358 acres in total · Cause: Arson 18,043 acres here
  2. 2021 Knp Complex 88,257 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,812 acres here
  3. 1954 Davis #2 Fire 5,150 acres here
  4. 1928 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,940 acres here
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire 4,284 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,850 acres here
  6. 1991 Blue Mountain Fire 2,299 acres in total 2,223 acres here
  7. 1988 Cooper Fire 1,850 acres here
  8. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,615 acres here
  9. 1983 Cooper Fire 1,544 acres here
  10. 1954 Elliott Fire 1,952 acres in total 1,087 acres here

  And 34 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2023 Quail 2 Fire, which burned 301 acres here. In all, 35,893 acres of ZIP code 93603 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