ZIP code 95236

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. High 4,346 acres · 4,125 state, 221 local 5%
  2. Moderate 29,870 acres · 27,159 state, 2,710 local 36%
  3. Non-wildland 47,811 acres · Local Responsibility Area 58%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 82 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  82,109 acres of land in all, 31,284 in the State Responsibility Area and 50,743 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 20 fires that burned here

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  1. 1966 Hoag Fire 281 acres in total 276 acres here
  2. 2002 Pg&E#1 Fire Cause: Equipment use 266 acres here
  3. 2013 Shelton Fire Cause: Equipment use 236 acres here
  4. 2005 Wentzel Fire 387 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 231 acres here
  5. 2018 Waverly Fire 11,760 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 202 acres here
  6. 1971 P.g.&E. #9 Fire 549 acres in total 188 acres here
  7. 2003 Shelly Fire Cause: Vehicle 106 acres here
  8. 2007 Shelley Fire Cause: Equipment use 104 acres here
  9. 1983 Gregory Fire 271 acres in total 83 acres here
  10. 2002 Waverly Fire Cause: Equipment use 72 acres here

  And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2019 Lynette Fire, which burned 63 acres here. In all, 2,031 acres of ZIP code 95236 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