ZIP code 95642

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 26,425 acres · 26,172 state, 253 local 60%
  2. High 14,991 acres · 13,188 state, 1,803 local 34%
  3. Moderate 431 acres · 306 state, 126 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 109 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,791 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  43,747 acres of land in all, 39,666 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,290 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 17 fires that burned here

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  1. 2015 Butte Fire 70,847 acres in total 1,657 acres here
  2. 2022 Electra Fire 4,466 acres in total 881 acres here
  3. 1990 Butte Pg&E #24 Fire 692 acres here
  4. 1954 Dufrene Escape Fire 726 acres in total 338 acres here
  5. 1988 Amador Fire 329 acres in total · Cause: Arson 240 acres here
  6. 1961 Sutter Creek Fire 966 acres in total 96 acres here
  7. 2024 Wicklow 2 Fire Cause: Arson 72 acres here
  8. 2002 Stony Fire 68 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 67 acres here
  9. 1961 Rancheria Fire 34,104 acres in total 48 acres here
  10. 1985 Amador Fire 588 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 44 acres here

  And 7 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Wicklow 2 Fire, which burned 72 acres here. In all, 2,604 acres of ZIP code 95642 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