ZIP code 95979

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 63,700 acres · State Responsibility Area 42%
  2. High 28,776 acres · 26,291 state, 2,485 local 19%
  3. Moderate 587 acres · 341 state, 246 local <1%
  4. Non-wildland 1,349 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 57,219 acres · Mostly federal land 38%

  151,630 acres of land in all, 90,332 in the State Responsibility Area and 4,080 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 32 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Ranch Fire 410,202 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 42,655 acres here
  2. 2012 Mill Fire 29,526 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 20,387 acres here
  3. 2024 Sites Fire Cause: Power lines 19,119 acres here
  4. 1928 Pacific Fire Cause: Equipment use 15,607 acres here
  5. 1948 Unnamed fire 12,218 acres here
  6. 1950 Little Stoney Fire 17,367 acres in total 9,244 acres here
  7. 1916 Trough Springs Fire 6,189 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 4,176 acres here
  8. 2012 Sites Complex 4,429 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,073 acres here
  9. 2001 Trough Fire 24,927 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,050 acres here
  10. 1932 Cracker Box Fire 1,853 acres here

  And 22 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Sites Fire, which burned 19,119 acres here. In all, 101,829 acres of ZIP code 95979 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