ZIP code 94565

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 185 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. High 10,411 acres · 8,334 state, 2,077 local 34%
  3. Moderate 899 acres · 488 state, 411 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 13,236 acres · Local Responsibility Area 44%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,472 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

  30,204 acres of land in all, 9,008 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,724 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 14 fires that burned here

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  1. 1966 Black Diamond #2 Fire 488 acres here
  2. 2013 Kirker Fire Cause: Power lines 475 acres here
  3. 2024 Point Fire Cause: Power lines 461 acres here
  4. 1970 Bannister Fire 454 acres here
  5. 1960 Wand Fire 384 acres here
  6. 1997 Black Diamond Mi Fire 475 acres in total 342 acres here
  7. 2003 Pittsburg Fire Cause: Lightning 298 acres here
  8. 1958 Alves Fire 291 acres here
  9. 1966 Elworthy Fire 261 acres here
  10. 1967 Thomas Fire 231 acres in total 188 acres here

  And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Point Fire, which burned 461 acres here. In all, 3,638 acres of ZIP code 94565 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