ZIP code 95726

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 38,180 acres · State Responsibility Area 42%
  2. High 150 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Moderate 90 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 53,441 acres · Mostly federal land 58%

  91,861 acres of land in all, 38,420 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 64 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Caldor Fire 221,786 acres in total 42,781 acres here
  2. 2014 King Fire 97,685 acres in total · Cause: Arson 12,682 acres here
  3. 1992 Cleveland Fire 22,519 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,923 acres here
  4. 1959 Ice House(Usfs #8) Fire 19,099 acres in total 6,940 acres here
  5. 1973 Pilliken Fire 10,316 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,036 acres here
  6. 2002 Plum Fire 1,762 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 1,632 acres here
  7. 1970 Unnamed fire 1,455 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,165 acres here
  8. 1958 Unnamed fire 1,170 acres in total 961 acres here
  9. 1960 Unnamed fire 11,213 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 845 acres here
  10. 1973 Park Creek Fire Cause: Arson 715 acres here

  And 54 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Caldor Fire, which burned 42,781 acres here. In all, 66,153 acres of ZIP code 95726 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