ZIP code 96006

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 9,094 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  2. High 20,815 acres · 20,468 state, 348 local 16%
  3. Moderate 22,805 acres · 22,377 state, 428 local 18%
  4. Non-wildland 14,166 acres · Local Responsibility Area 11%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 62,614 acres · Mostly federal land 48%

  129,496 acres of land in all, 51,940 in the State Responsibility Area and 14,942 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 24 fires that burned here

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  1. 2017 Cove Fire 30,891 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 10,328 acres here
  2. 2020 Gold Fire 22,653 acres in total 7,856 acres here
  3. 1942 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,025 acres here
  4. 1910 Unnamed fire 1,676 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 923 acres here
  5. 1935 Unnamed fire 832 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 802 acres here
  6. 1918 Unnamed fire 812 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 600 acres here
  7. 2006 Lgt #17 (3-5) Fire Cause: Lightning 535 acres here
  8. 1936 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 466 acres here
  9. 1931 Unnamed fire 2,919 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 455 acres here
  10. 1973 9 Mile Fire 18,727 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 282 acres here

  And 14 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Gold Fire, which burned 7,856 acres here. In all, 21,911 acres of ZIP code 96006 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