ZIP code 96009

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 18,434 acres · 18,408 state, 26 local 14%
  2. High 17,839 acres · 17,103 state, 737 local 14%
  3. Moderate 4,584 acres · 4,353 state, 231 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 29,023 acres · Local Responsibility Area 22%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 61,364 acres · Mostly federal land 47%

  131,244 acres of land in all, 39,864 in the State Responsibility Area and 30,016 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 18 fires that burned here

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  1. 1977 Gerigcougar Fire 21,164 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 8,243 acres here
  2. 1920 Unnamed fire 6,838 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,125 acres here
  3. 1951 Mcclellan Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,503 acres here
  4. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 889 acres here
  5. 1936 Unnamed fire 558 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 510 acres here
  6. 2006 Lgt #22 (3-9) Fire Cause: Lightning 505 acres here
  7. 1951 Willow Creek Fire 1,830 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 187 acres here
  8. 1936 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 92 acres here
  9. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 76 acres here
  10. 1946 Unnamed fire 184 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 75 acres here

  And 8 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Little Fire, which burned 16 acres here. In all, 16,586 acres of ZIP code 96009 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