ZIP code 95251

Calaveras County, including Vallecito, Douglas Flat and Murphys

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95251

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 6,120 acres · State Responsibility Area 78%
    2. High 126 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,576 acres · Mostly federal land 20%

    7,822 acres of land in all, 6,246 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 11 fires that burned here

    1. 1951 Camp Nine Fire 1,400 acres in total 910 acres here
    2. 1954 Camp Nine Fire 900 acres in total 795 acres here
    3. 1958 Stearman Fire 776 acres here
    4. 2021 Airola Fire 644 acres here
    5. 2000 Parrotts Fire Cause: Equipment use 288 acres here
    6. 1992 Parrots 2 Fire Cause: Equipment use 105 acres here
    7. 1969 Red Hills Fire 232 acres in total 99 acres here
    8. 2013 Bridge Fire 46 acres here
    9. 2025 2-7 Fire 616 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 34 acres here
    10. 2018 Parrotts Fire 136 acres in total 25 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2025 2-7 Fire, which burned 34 acres here. In all, 3,319 acres of ZIP code 95251 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

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 95251

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95251 78% Very High · this area
  2. 95222 52% Very High
  3. 95247 75% Very High
  4. 95310 30% Very High
  5. 95370 54% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

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