ZIP code 95959

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 119,533 acres · 117,987 state, 1,546 local 59%
  2. High 1,385 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Moderate 103 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 80,522 acres · Mostly federal land 40%

  201,544 acres of land in all, 119,476 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,546 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 95 fires that burned here

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  1. 1924 Unnamed fire 16,267 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 14,251 acres here
  2. 1988 49'Er Fire 36,343 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 8,177 acres here
  3. 1960 North San Juan Fire 5,840 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,523 acres here
  4. 1910 Unnamed fire 4,411 acres here
  5. 1910 Unnamed fire 2,836 acres here
  6. 1959 Unnamed fire 4,278 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,254 acres here
  7. 1917 Unnamed fire 2,036 acres here
  8. 1926 Unnamed fire 5,245 acres in total 1,945 acres here
  9. 1924 Unnamed fire 1,759 acres here
  10. 1916 Unnamed fire 3,923 acres in total 1,632 acres here

  And 85 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2023 Highway Fire, which burned 45 acres here. In all, 56,699 acres of ZIP code 95959 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