ZIP code 96001

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 24,459 acres · 20,169 state, 4,290 local 52%
  2. High 3,395 acres · 209 state, 3,186 local 7%
  3. Moderate 1,355 acres · 43 state, 1,312 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 4,466 acres · Local Responsibility Area 9%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 13,654 acres · Mostly federal land 29%

  47,328 acres of land in all, 20,420 in the State Responsibility Area and 13,254 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 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 19,098 acres here
  2. 1946 Muletown Fire 25,993 acres in total 8,196 acres here
  3. 2008 Motion Fire 28,330 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,974 acres here
  4. 1950 Mule Mtn. Fire 2,659 acres in total 2,304 acres here
  5. 1973 Lower Springs Fire 1,339 acres here
  6. 1958 Grant School Fire 820 acres here
  7. 1956 Sugar Loaf Mine Fire 710 acres here
  8. 2012 Dale Fire 1,038 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 547 acres here
  9. 1960 Nettleton #3 Fire 511 acres here
  10. 1978 Lower Springs Rd. Fire 494 acres here

  And 22 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Clear Fire, which burned 8 acres here. In all, 26,506 acres of ZIP code 96001 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