ZIP code 96003

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 38,982 acres · 34,813 state, 4,170 local 52%
  2. High 16,377 acres · 11,530 state, 4,847 local 22%
  3. Moderate 2,384 acres · 8 state, 2,376 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 3,464 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 14,132 acres · Mostly federal land 19%

  75,340 acres of land in all, 46,351 in the State Responsibility Area and 14,857 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 26 fires that burned here

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  1. 1999 Jones Fire 26,203 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 12,100 acres here
  2. 2021 Fawn Fire Cause: Arson 8,576 acres here
  3. 2004 Bear Fire 10,442 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 3,350 acres here
  4. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,949 acres here
  5. 1990 Bear Fire Cause: Lightning 1,444 acres here
  6. 1951 G. Chatham Fire 1,458 acres in total 1,319 acres here
  7. 2019 Mountain Fire 493 acres here
  8. 1958 Loomis Corners Fire 428 acres here
  9. 2000 Union Fire Cause: Equipment use 320 acres here
  10. 1983 Kittyhawk Fire 262 acres here

  And 16 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Hidden Fire, which burned 17 acres here. In all, 24,762 acres of ZIP code 96003 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