ZIP code 96021

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 15,944 acres · 15,369 state, 575 local 10%
  2. High 72,028 acres · 59,730 state, 12,299 local 45%
  3. Moderate 28,997 acres · 21,222 state, 7,775 local 18%
  4. Non-wildland 40,177 acres · Local Responsibility Area 25%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 4,087 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  161,233 acres of land in all, 96,321 in the State Responsibility Area and 60,825 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 38 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Apple Fire Cause: Equipment use 2,726 acres here
  2. 1976 Rade Fire 1,395 acres here
  3. 1975 Sutfin #2 Fire 761 acres here
  4. 1961 Squaw Hollow Road Fire 711 acres here
  5. 1963 Lightning #2 Fire 643 acres here
  6. 1969 Ott Fire 624 acres here
  7. 2019 Rawson Fire Cause: Vehicle 605 acres here
  8. 2022 Rancho Fire 590 acres here
  9. 2007 Conner, W Fire Cause: Equipment use 456 acres here
  10. 2001 Freeman Fire Cause: Equipment use 417 acres here

  And 28 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Gyle Fire, which burned 18 acres here. In all, 11,552 acres of ZIP code 96021 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