ZIP code 95947

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 16,675 acres · State Responsibility Area 31%
  2. High 6,875 acres · State Responsibility Area 13%
  3. Moderate 530 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 30,582 acres · Mostly federal land 56%

  54,662 acres of land in all, 24,080 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 22 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 44,973 acres here
  2. 2007 Moonlight Fire 64,960 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 15,788 acres here
  3. 1979 Will Fire 3,128 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,062 acres here
  4. 1939 Unnamed fire 3,745 acres in total 1,167 acres here
  5. 1996 Cooks Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,137 acres here
  6. 1931 Unnamed fire 3,623 acres in total 543 acres here
  7. 1964 Cooks Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 501 acres here
  8. 1926 Unnamed fire 376 acres here
  9. 1935 Unnamed fire 340 acres here
  10. 1920 Unnamed fire 299 acres here

  And 12 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 44,973 acres here. In all, 45,378 acres of ZIP code 95947 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