ZIP code 93622

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,217 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  2. High 30,123 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Moderate 27,595 acres · 25,430 state, 2,165 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 205,178 acres · Local Responsibility Area 70%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 28,698 acres · Mostly federal land 10%

  292,811 acres of land in all, 56,770 in the State Responsibility Area and 207,343 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 40 fires that burned here

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  1. 1996 Mercy Fire 23,526 acres in total 11,421 acres here
  2. 1985 Ponoche 2 Fire Cause: Equipment use 6,916 acres here
  3. 2005 Cowpie Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 4,940 acres here
  4. 1988 Lightning9 Fire Cause: Lightning 3,646 acres here
  5. 1974 Hamberg Fire 2,994 acres here
  6. 1998 Mercy Fire 4,958 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 2,781 acres here
  7. 1969 Capital Canyon Fire 2,175 acres here
  8. 1974 Panoche Fire 2,128 acres here
  9. 1995 Nees Fire 1,827 acres here
  10. 2018 Nees Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,739 acres here

  And 30 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Panoche Fire, which burned 20 acres here. In all, 35,638 acres of ZIP code 93622 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