ZIP code 95542

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 43,114 acres · State Responsibility Area 31%
  2. High 88,684 acres · State Responsibility Area 63%
  3. Moderate 2,887 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,960 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  140,646 acres of land in all, 134,685 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 24 fires that burned here

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  1. 1978 Harris Road Fire 4,139 acres here
  2. 1959 King Fire 1,636 acres here
  3. 1952 S. Kreps Fire 1,605 acres in total 1,138 acres here
  4. 1959 County Roadside #10 Fire 964 acres here
  5. 1973 Finley Creek Fire 12,833 acres in total 851 acres here
  6. 1959 County Roadside #9 Fire 690 acres here
  7. 1952 Tooby Brothers #2 Fire 643 acres here
  8. 1970 Clarks Butte Fire 2,851 acres in total 425 acres here
  9. 1952 Huntington Fire 438 acres in total 424 acres here
  10. 1968 Steelhead Fire 364 acres here

  And 14 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Canyon Fire, which burned 17 acres here. In all, 10,903 acres of ZIP code 95542 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