ZIP code 96008

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 29,190 acres · State Responsibility Area 71%
  2. High 98 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 11,579 acres · Mostly federal land 28%

  40,867 acres of land in all, 29,288 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 25 fires that burned here

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  1. 1999 Jones Fire 26,203 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,030 acres here
  2. 2004 Bear Fire 10,442 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 7,091 acres here
  3. 1939 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,478 acres here
  4. 1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 3,315 acres here
  5. 1950 Backbone #2 Fire 2,019 acres here
  6. 2014 Gulch Fire Cause: Vehicle 1,374 acres here
  7. 1992 Fountain Fire 60,290 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,305 acres here
  8. 2008 Pine 2 Fire Cause: Lightning 1,192 acres here
  9. 2008 Stein Fire Cause: Lightning 1,144 acres here
  10. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,007 acres here

  And 15 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Hidden Fire, which burned 28 acres here. In all, 24,799 acres of ZIP code 96008 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