ZIP code 95222

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 51,276 acres · 50,965 state, 311 local 52%
  2. High 27,923 acres · 26,537 state, 1,386 local 28%
  3. Moderate 189 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Non-wildland 240 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 18,566 acres · Mostly federal land 19%

  98,194 acres of land in all, 77,502 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,126 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 42 fires that burned here

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  1. 1979 Fowler Peak Fire 5,237 acres here
  2. 1950 Carson Flat Fire 2,660 acres in total 2,584 acres here
  3. 1967 Tiscornia #3 Fire 1,677 acres here
  4. 1968 Burns Fire 1,422 acres here
  5. 2020 Walker Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,398 acres here
  6. 1962 O'byrnes Ferry Road1 Fire 1,248 acres here
  7. 1958 Tiscornia Escape Fire 1,245 acres here
  8. 1996 Lightning #12 Fire Cause: Lightning 1,140 acres here
  9. 1952 Highway 49 #5 Fire 1,115 acres here
  10. 1968 Coyote Creek Fire 606 acres here

  And 32 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 2-3 Fire, which burned 285 acres here. In all, 22,106 acres of ZIP code 95222 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