ZIP code 95603

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,141 acres · 4,283 state, 858 local 22%
  2. High 6,569 acres · 6,028 state, 541 local 28%
  3. Moderate 5,808 acres · 4,095 state, 1,713 local 25%
  4. Non-wildland 2,977 acres · Local Responsibility Area 13%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,816 acres · Mostly federal land 12%

  23,311 acres of land in all, 14,406 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,089 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1965 Applegate Fire 3,529 acres in total 1,879 acres here
  2. 1961 Auburn Fire 670 acres here
  3. 1931 Unnamed fire 9,790 acres in total 592 acres here
  4. 2000 American Fire 148 acres here
  5. 1961 Auburn Fire 419 acres in total 22 acres here
  6. 2015 Baxter Fire 22 acres in total 21 acres here
  7. 2017 Stagecoach Fire Cause: Smoking 12 acres here
  8. 1964 Placer Roadside #51 Fire 1,717 acres in total 1 acre here

  The most recent was the 2017 Stagecoach Fire, which burned 12 acres here. In all, 3,165 acres of ZIP code 95603 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