ZIP code 95983

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 8,214 acres · State Responsibility Area 15%
  2. High 3,964 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 42,433 acres · Mostly federal land 78%

  54,611 acres of land in all, 12,178 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 24 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 36,362 acres here
  2. 2019 Walker Fire 54,615 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,987 acres here
  3. 1981 Ingalls (Assist #12) Fire 6,697 acres in total 5,191 acres here
  4. 1939 Unnamed fire 3,745 acres in total 2,578 acres here
  5. 1990 Walker Fire Cause: Lightning 1,496 acres here
  6. 1920 Unnamed fire 1,186 acres here
  7. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 895 acres here
  8. 1936 Unnamed fire 361 acres here
  9. 2013 Ridge/Heights Fire Cause: Lightning 336 acres here
  10. 1932 Unnamed fire 692 acres in total 315 acres here

  And 14 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 36,362 acres here. In all, 45,794 acres of ZIP code 95983 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