ZIP code 94946

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 300 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. High 20,336 acres · State Responsibility Area 82%
  3. Moderate 2,773 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,290 acres · Mostly federal land 5%

  24,698 acres of land in all, 23,408 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 18 fires that burned here

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  1. 1923 Uknown Fire 31,769 acres in total 6,467 acres here
  2. — Uknown Fire 3,573 acres in total 2,985 acres here
  3. 1990 La Franchi Fire 394 acres here
  4. — Uknown Fire 1,494 acres in total 183 acres here
  5. — Uknown Fire 118 acres in total 115 acres here
  6. 1941 Uknown Fire 79 acres in total 77 acres here
  7. 1986 Dexter #2 Fire 74 acres here
  8. 1986 Black Mountain Fire 67 acres in total 66 acres here
  9. 1976 Black Mountain Fire 107 acres in total 63 acres here
  10. 1999 Nacasio Fire 56 acres here

  And 8 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2019 Spirit Fire, which burned 10 acres here. In all, 8,788 acres of ZIP code 94946 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