ZIP code 96017

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 33,867 acres · State Responsibility Area 57%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 26,034 acres · Mostly federal land 43%

  59,901 acres of land in all, 33,867 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 13 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Hirz Fire 40,608 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,340 acres here
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 3,643 acres here
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire 3,334 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,879 acres here
  4. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 774 acres here
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 632 acres here
  6. 2012 Ward Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 551 acres here
  7. 1934 Unnamed fire 156 acres here
  8. 1931 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 155 acres here
  9. 2018 Delta Fire 63,506 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 134 acres here
  10. 1945 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 97 acres here

  And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2018 Delta Fire, which burned 134 acres here. In all, 10,425 acres of ZIP code 96017 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