ZIP code 95490

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 111,517 acres · 111,281 state, 236 local 40%
  2. High 99,676 acres · 99,477 state, 199 local 36%
  3. Moderate 34,262 acres · 28,782 state, 5,479 local 12%
  4. Non-wildland 1,750 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 28,290 acres · Mostly federal land 10%

  275,496 acres of land in all, 239,541 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,665 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 75 fires that burned here

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  1. 1987 Mendenhall Fire 65,468 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 23,992 acres here
  2. 2020 August Complex 1,032,700 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 15,966 acres here
  3. 1950 Strong Mountain Fire 20,619 acres in total 11,679 acres here
  4. 1944 Ironles #2 Fire 9,536 acres here
  5. 1945 Tomki Creek Fire 8,108 acres here
  6. 1945 Hayworth Ridge Fire 14,943 acres in total 7,435 acres here
  7. 1944 Foster Mountain Fire 6,984 acres here
  8. 1950 Irene Peak Fire 8,956 acres in total 5,239 acres here
  9. 1945 Wheel Barrow Fire 4,410 acres here
  10. 1973 Doghouse Fire 8,059 acres in total 4,084 acres here

  And 65 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Ridge Fire, which burned 4 acres here. In all, 99,854 acres of ZIP code 95490 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