ZIP code 95988

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 39,478 acres · State Responsibility Area 19%
  2. High 62,218 acres · 58,228 state, 3,989 local 30%
  3. Moderate 3,830 acres · 3,358 state, 473 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 93,649 acres · Local Responsibility Area 44%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 11,684 acres · Mostly federal land 6%

  210,859 acres of land in all, 101,064 in the State Responsibility Area and 98,111 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 21 fires that burned here

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  1. 1979 Squaw Ridge Fire 6,861 acres here
  2. 1961 Logan Fire 6,707 acres here
  3. 1952 Sevier Fire 4,877 acres in total 1,057 acres here
  4. 1971 Scheeline Fire 974 acres here
  5. 1966 Holmes Fire 945 acres here
  6. 2020 Elk Fire Cause: Lightning 730 acres here
  7. 1961 James Fire 615 acres here
  8. 1976 Lightning Fire 505 acres here
  9. 1959 Baber Fire 467 acres here
  10. 1986 Owens Fire Cause: Equipment use 419 acres here

  And 11 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Elk Fire, which burned 17 acres here. In all, 21,029 acres of ZIP code 95988 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