ZIP code 96023

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 23,921 acres · 23,425 state, 495 local 16%
  2. High 45,792 acres · 33,039 state, 12,753 local 31%
  3. Moderate 11,219 acres · 9,976 state, 1,243 local 8%
  4. Non-wildland 9,467 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 55,951 acres · Mostly federal land 38%

  146,350 acres of land in all, 66,441 in the State Responsibility Area and 23,958 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 28 fires that burned here

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  1. 1915 Unnamed fire 1,352 acres here
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire 1,223 acres here
  3. 1934 Unnamed fire 554 acres here
  4. 1924 Unnamed fire 524 acres here
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire 4,760 acres in total 388 acres here
  6. 1924 Unnamed fire 344 acres here
  7. 2022 Coyote Fire 297 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 293 acres here
  8. 1998 Refuge Fire 9,675 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 259 acres here
  9. 1920 Unnamed fire 362 acres in total 238 acres here
  10. 2007 Secert Fire Cause: Lightning 211 acres here

  And 18 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Coyote Fire, which burned 293 acres here. In all, 6,171 acres of ZIP code 96023 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