ZIP code 95962

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 21,522 acres · State Responsibility Area 87%
  2. High 2,432 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 832 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  24,787 acres of land in all, 23,954 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 14 fires that burned here

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  1. 1997 Williams Fire 5,838 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,225 acres here
  2. 1960 Carmichael #2 Fire 4,366 acres in total 2,675 acres here
  3. 1961 Selby #2 Fire 864 acres in total 668 acres here
  4. 2020 Willows Fire 1,309 acres in total · Cause: Arson 279 acres here
  5. 2002 Field Fire 937 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 268 acres here
  6. 2011 Krista Fire 342 acres in total 266 acres here
  7. 1988 49'Er Fire 36,343 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 155 acres here
  8. 2015 Cook Fire Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 140 acres here
  9. 2025 Ponderosa Fire 87 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 86 acres here
  10. 2022 Winding Fire 82 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 81 acres here

  And 4 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Ponderosa Fire, which burned 86 acres here. In all, 6,607 acres of ZIP code 95962 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