ZIP code 95558

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 26,845 acres · State Responsibility Area 25%
  2. High 52,867 acres · State Responsibility Area 49%
  3. Moderate 17,820 acres · State Responsibility Area 17%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 10,415 acres · Mostly federal land 10%

  107,948 acres of land in all, 97,532 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 28 fires that burned here

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  1. 1964 Mattole Fire 16,493 acres in total 12,439 acres here
  2. 1960 Beatty Escape Fire 5,692 acres here
  3. 1990 Mattole Fire 4,876 acres in total 4,173 acres here
  4. 1950 Edward Helm Fire 5,047 acres in total 3,539 acres here
  5. 1990 Rainbow Fire 2,758 acres in total 2,108 acres here
  6. 1955 C. Gardner Fire 1,759 acres here
  7. 1950 T.k. Clark Fire 1,610 acres here
  8. 1958 Dan Hunter Fire 1,041 acres here
  9. 1977 Lightning Series #2 Fire 937 acres here
  10. 1970 Miner Fire 747 acres here

  And 18 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2018 School Fire, which burned 8 acres here. In all, 29,412 acres of ZIP code 95558 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