ZIP code 95249

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 36,918 acres · 36,860 state, 58 local 71%
  2. High 8,940 acres · 8,589 state, 351 local 17%
  3. Moderate 445 acres · 318 state, 126 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 99 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,620 acres · Mostly federal land 11%

  52,021 acres of land in all, 45,767 in the State Responsibility Area and 633 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 35 fires that burned here

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  1. 2015 Butte Fire 70,847 acres in total 16,772 acres here
  2. 1992 Gulch Fire 17,419 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 7,079 acres here
  3. 2001 Leonard Fire 5,188 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 5,134 acres here
  4. 1952 Calaveritas Fire 1,259 acres here
  5. 1952 Murray Creek Fire 907 acres here
  6. 1957 Old Gulch Fire 874 acres here
  7. 1950 Frecerro Fire 1,652 acres in total 822 acres here
  8. 1952 Guttinger Fire 599 acres here
  9. 1952 Indian Creek Fire 580 acres here
  10. 1953 High Mtn. Fire 555 acres here

  And 25 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2016 Willow Fire, which burned 448 acres here. In all, 27,318 acres of ZIP code 95249 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