ZIP code 96024

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 53,673 acres · State Responsibility Area 80%
  2. High 1,104 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 12,199 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

  66,977 acres of land in all, 54,778 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1964 Hayfork Hwy. #2 Fire 18,713 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 16,216 acres here
  2. 2018 Flat Fire 130 acres here
  3. 1922 Unnamed fire 116 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 84 acres here
  4. 2020 Bar Fire 58 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 56 acres here
  5. 2008 Deerlick Fire 12,977 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 54 acres here
  6. 2025 Reading Fire Cause: Lightning 39 acres here
  7. 2000 Shu Blanch Fire Cause: Power lines 19 acres here
  8. 1991 Lghtng 96 Fire Cause: Lightning 4 acres here
  9. 2014 Bully Fire 12,659 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 3 acres here

  The most recent was the 2025 Reading Fire, which burned 39 acres here. In all, 16,544 acres of ZIP code 96024 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