ZIP code 95589

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,104 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  2. High 57,704 acres · State Responsibility Area 59%
  3. Moderate 1,649 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 31,232 acres · Mostly federal land 32%

  97,688 acres of land in all, 66,457 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 20 fires that burned here

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  1. 1973 Finley Creek Fire 12,833 acres in total 11,954 acres here
  2. 1988 Saddle Fire Cause: Smoking 5,908 acres here
  3. 2003 Honeydew Fire 11,794 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,665 acres here
  4. 1951 Wm. Happy Fire 2,591 acres here
  5. 1970 Clarks Butte Fire 2,851 acres in total 2,423 acres here
  6. 1955 Andersonia #3 Fire 1,498 acres in total 1,172 acres here
  7. 2008 Paradise Fire 1,072 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,022 acres here
  8. 1959 Hampton Fire 684 acres in total 650 acres here
  9. 1964 Telegraph Creek Fire 497 acres here
  10. 1950 Forrest Miller Fire 469 acres here

  And 10 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2015 Horse Fire, which burned 145 acres here. In all, 30,850 acres of ZIP code 95589 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