ZIP code 95936

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,607 acres · State Responsibility Area 23%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 21,535 acres · Mostly federal land 77%

  28,142 acres of land in all, 6,607 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 19 fires that burned here

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  1. 1924 Unnamed fire 4,068 acres in total 2,257 acres here
  2. 1978 Cap Fire Cause: Lightning 1,785 acres here
  3. 1960 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 1,312 acres here
  4. 1960 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 1,312 acres here
  5. 1966 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 987 acres here
  6. 1916 Unnamed fire 699 acres here
  7. 1932 Unnamed fire 300 acres here
  8. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 246 acres here
  9. 1926 Unnamed fire 201 acres here
  10. 1960 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 196 acres here

  And 9 smaller fires. The most recent was the 1996 Hungry Fire, which burned 70 acres here. In all, 7,531 acres of ZIP code 95936 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