ZIP code 95638

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,403 acres · 1,144 state, 1,260 local 5%
  2. High 3,768 acres · 3,567 state, 200 local 7%
  3. Moderate 39,887 acres · 39,175 state, 712 local 77%
  4. Non-wildland 5,592 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 72 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

  51,722 acres of land in all, 43,886 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,764 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

  The 10 largest of 13 fires that burned here

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  1. 1981 Meiss Fire 14,126 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,377 acres here
  2. 1950 Questo Ranch Fire 878 acres here
  3. 1976 Gill Fire 715 acres here
  4. 2001 Clay Fire Cause: Arson 525 acres here
  5. 1983 Clay Fire Cause: Equipment use 405 acres here
  6. 2002 Twin Fire Cause: Arson 321 acres here
  7. 2005 Twin Fire Cause: Vehicle 103 acres here
  8. 2019 Browns Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 84 acres here
  9. 2016 Clay Fire 32 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 31 acres here
  10. 2023 Clay Fire 29 acres in total 28 acres here

  And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2023 Clay Fire, which burned 28 acres here. In all, 10,455 acres of ZIP code 95638 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