ZIP code 93653

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 34,559 acres · State Responsibility Area 25%
  2. High 94,008 acres · State Responsibility Area 68%
  3. Moderate 5,420 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,261 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  139,247 acres of land in all, 133,986 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 35 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 River Fire 9,655 acres in total 8,101 acres here
  2. 1928 Unnamed fire 21,194 acres in total 3,141 acres here
  3. 1954 Bufford Mtn Fire 4,939 acres in total · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 2,951 acres here
  4. 1961 Harlow Fire 43,331 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,606 acres here
  5. 1969 Lightning #36 Fire 4,662 acres in total 1,454 acres here
  6. 2025 1-4 Fire 4,451 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,242 acres here
  7. 2005 Bailey Fire 1,024 acres here
  8. 2024 Canal Fire Cause: Equipment use 899 acres here
  9. 1962 Roadside #5 Fire 901 acres in total 831 acres here
  10. 1981 Rabbit Hill Fire 821 acres here

  And 25 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 1-4 Fire, which burned 1,242 acres here. In all, 24,206 acres of ZIP code 93653 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