ZIP code 93610

Madera and Merced counties, including Chowchilla and Fairmead

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/93610

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. High 14,932 acres · 14,693 state, 239 local 9%
    2. Moderate 10,108 acres · 7,840 state, 2,268 local 6%
    3. Non-wildland 143,658 acres · Local Responsibility Area 85%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 350 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    169,047 acres of land in all, 22,533 in the State Responsibility Area and 146,164 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

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 1975 Pole Line Fire 2,948 acres here
    2. 1967 Mckinney Fire 794 acres here
    3. 1971 Marquerite Fire 732 acres here
    4. 1986 Chow Fire 538 acres here
    5. 2003 Rd_26 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 525 acres here
    6. 2017 Eastmam Fire Cause: Power lines 481 acres here
    7. 1962 Lightning #2 Fire 313 acres here
    8. 1962 Roadside #5 Fire 901 acres in total 70 acres here
    9. 2025 18-1 Fire 463 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 31 acres here
    10. 1986 Daulton Fire 243 acres in total 1 acre here

    The most recent was the 2025 18-1 Fire, which burned 31 acres here. In all, 5,969 acres of ZIP code 93610 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 93610

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93610 9% High · this area
  2. 93620 <1% Moderate
  3. 93622 10% High · <1% Very High
  4. 93637 <1% Moderate
  5. 93638 8% High
  6. 93653 25% Very High
  7. 95317 8% Moderate
  8. 95333 14% High
  9. 95341 14% Moderate

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