ZIP code 95965

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 59,119 acres · 59,054 state, 65 local 28%
  2. High 31,144 acres · 29,304 state, 1,840 local 15%
  3. Moderate 42,417 acres · 20,552 state, 21,865 local 20%
  4. Non-wildland 60,209 acres · Local Responsibility Area 28%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 21,119 acres · Mostly federal land 10%

  214,009 acres of land in all, 108,910 in the State Responsibility Area and 83,980 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 100 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Camp Fire 153,336 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 64,146 acres here
  2. 2008 Btu Lightning Complex 53,699 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 17,561 acres here
  3. 2017 Cherokee Fire Cause: Power lines 8,413 acres here
  4. 2001 Poe Fire Cause: Arson 8,053 acres here
  5. 1951 Milk Ranch Fire 21,979 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,229 acres here
  6. 2008 Humboldt Fire 23,344 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,198 acres here
  7. 1999 Bucks Fire 34,236 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,781 acres here
  8. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,380 acres here
  9. 1966 Lassen Nf/Concow Rd2 Fire 3,342 acres here
  10. 2024 Thompson Fire 3,782 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,831 acres here

  And 90 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Forebay Fire, which burned 34 acres here. In all, 93,185 acres of ZIP code 95965 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