ZIP code 95966

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 50,654 acres · State Responsibility Area 44%
  2. High 43,675 acres · 37,966 state, 5,709 local 38%
  3. Moderate 5,673 acres · 3,857 state, 1,816 local 5%
  4. Non-wildland 4,775 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 10,491 acres · Mostly federal land 9%

  115,269 acres of land in all, 92,477 in the State Responsibility Area and 12,300 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 84 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 21,867 acres here
  2. 2017 Wall Fire 6,028 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 5,960 acres here
  3. 1992 Villa Fire 6,605 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 5,728 acres here
  4. 1966 Project 19 Fire 5,725 acres in total 5,323 acres here
  5. 2017 Ponderosa Fire 4,016 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,766 acres here
  6. 2013 Swedes Fire Cause: Equipment use 2,462 acres here
  7. 2008 Craig Fire Cause: Debris burning 2,016 acres here
  8. 1999 South Fire Cause: Lightning 1,572 acres here
  9. 1996 Palermo Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,514 acres here
  10. 1961 Long Bar Rd. #1 Fire 1,063 acres here

  And 74 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Alta Fire, which burned 16 acres here. In all, 45,717 acres of ZIP code 95966 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