ZIP code 95255

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 17,974 acres · State Responsibility Area 64%
  2. High 1,344 acres · State Responsibility Area 5%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8,958 acres · Mostly federal land 32%

  28,276 acres of land in all, 19,318 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1965 P.g. & E. #3 Fire 1,570 acres in total 653 acres here
  2. 2017 Point Fire Cause: Power lines 130 acres here
  3. 1923 Gold Bug Fire 510 acres in total 123 acres here
  4. 1999 Lightning #31 Fire Cause: Lightning 113 acres here
  5. 2011 East Fire Cause: Debris burning 44 acres here
  6. 2002 Spi #5 "Winton" Fire Cause: Debris burning 39 acres here
  7. 2002 Spi #6 "Spur 4" Fire Cause: Debris burning 36 acres here
  8. 2008 Smitty Fire Cause: Lightning 20 acres here
  9. 2015 Butte Fire 70,847 acres in total 13 acres here

  The most recent was the 2017 Point Fire, which burned 130 acres here. In all, 1,172 acres of ZIP code 95255 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