ZIP code 95971

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 26,154 acres · 25,215 state, 939 local 27%
  2. High 676 acres · 569 state, 107 local 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 69,926 acres · Mostly federal land 72%

  96,757 acres of land in all, 25,784 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,046 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 43 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 North Complex 318,797 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 25,505 acres here
  2. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 5,353 acres here
  3. 1999 Pidgeon Fire 4,713 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,473 acres here
  4. 2017 Minerva 5 Fire Cause: Arson 4,339 acres here
  5. 1946 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,696 acres here
  6. 1999 Lookout Fire 2,615 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 797 acres here
  7. 1920 Unnamed fire 746 acres here
  8. 1921 Unnamed fire 657 acres here
  9. 1929 Unnamed fire 654 acres here
  10. 1928 Unnamed fire 552 acres here

  And 33 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 5,353 acres here. In all, 40,802 acres of ZIP code 95971 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