ZIP code 96027

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 53,000 acres · 49,093 state, 3,907 local 20%
  2. High 3,393 acres · 1,677 state, 1,715 local 1%
  3. Moderate 989 acres · 7 state, 982 local <1%
  4. Non-wildland 8,963 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 202,968 acres · Mostly federal land 75%

  269,313 acres of land in all, 50,778 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,567 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 97 fires that burned here

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  1. 1987 Yellow Fire 51,060 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 39,409 acres here
  2. 2017 Wallow Fire 63,785 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 35,247 acres here
  3. 2008 Jake Fire 38,417 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 31,817 acres here
  4. 2014 Whites Fire 33,794 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 30,344 acres here
  5. 2006 Hancock Fire Cause: Lightning 21,830 acres here
  6. 1977 Hog Fire 58,365 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12,462 acres here
  7. 1918 Unnamed fire 10,234 acres here
  8. 2021 Mccash Fire 94,971 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9,071 acres here
  9. 1918 Unnamed fire 29,730 acres in total 8,429 acres here
  10. 1994 Specimen Fire Cause: Lightning 8,377 acres here

  And 87 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Log Fire, which burned 1,168 acres here. In all, 146,377 acres of ZIP code 96027 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