ZIP code 95550

Humboldt County

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/95550

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 35,864 acres · State Responsibility Area 41%
    2. High 29,832 acres · State Responsibility Area 34%
    3. Moderate 13,599 acres · State Responsibility Area 16%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,720 acres · Mostly federal land 9%

    87,015 acres of land in all, 79,295 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

    1. 1960 C. Wilson Fire 391 acres here
    2. 2014 Red Fire Cause: Debris burning 332 acres here
    3. 1936 Wilson Fire Cause: Debris burning 189 acres here
    4. 2023 Pilot Fire 1,055 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 110 acres here
    5. 1931 New River Bluff Fire 99 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 98 acres here
    6. 1936 Cooper Ranch Fire 90 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 88 acres here
    7. 2011 Snow Fire 63 acres in total · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 62 acres here
    8. 1945 Harnden Fire 10 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 9 acres here
    9. 1936 Deer Fire 9 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 1 acre here

    The most recent was the 2023 Pilot Fire, which burned 110 acres here. In all, 1,225 acres of ZIP code 95550 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95550 41% Very High · this area
  2. 95519 93% Moderate
  3. 95521 27% High
  4. 95525 17% Very High
  5. 95549 28% 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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