ZIP code 95684

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 47,639 acres · State Responsibility Area 47%
  2. High 13,470 acres · State Responsibility Area 13%
  3. Moderate 1,256 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 39,952 acres · Mostly federal land 39%

  102,317 acres of land in all, 62,366 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 41 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Caldor Fire 221,786 acres in total 26,040 acres here
  2. 1924 Upper Desolation Val Fire 10,973 acres in total 10,195 acres here
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire 10,058 acres in total 2,894 acres here
  4. 2014 Sand Fire 4,239 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 2,421 acres here
  5. 1931 Unnamed fire 1,282 acres in total 1,221 acres here
  6. 1916 Unnamed fire 1,397 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,068 acres here
  7. 1968 Fair Play Fire 916 acres here
  8. 1928 Unnamed fire 817 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 803 acres here
  9. 1972 Slug Gulch Fire 654 acres here
  10. 1919 Unnamed fire 505 acres here

  And 31 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Caldor Fire, which burned 26,040 acres here. In all, 43,275 acres of ZIP code 95684 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