ZIP code 95245

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 37,063 acres · State Responsibility Area 83%
  2. High 1,832 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Moderate 177 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,662 acres · Mostly federal land 13%

  44,733 acres of land in all, 39,071 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 16 fires that burned here

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  1. 2015 Butte Fire 70,847 acres in total 28,067 acres here
  2. 2022 Electra Fire 4,466 acres in total 1,881 acres here
  3. 1972 Chili Gulch Fire 1,118 acres here
  4. 1979 Golden Gate Fire 1,116 acres in total 842 acres here
  5. 1961 Garland Fire 576 acres here
  6. 1950 Lombardi Fire 446 acres in total 437 acres here
  7. 1989 Hwy 26 #3 Fire 390 acres here
  8. 1955 Lombardi Fire 265 acres here
  9. 2017 Maria Fire 114 acres here
  10. 2003 Hwy26 #2 Fire Cause: Equipment use 101 acres here

  And 6 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Maria Fire, which burned 71 acres here. In all, 29,566 acres of ZIP code 95245 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