ZIP code 96028

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 44,995 acres · 34,700 state, 10,295 local 41%
  2. High 3,683 acres · 2,046 state, 1,637 local 3%
  3. Moderate 4,217 acres · 1,794 state, 2,424 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 6,862 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 50,094 acres · Mostly federal land 46%

  109,851 acres of land in all, 38,539 in the State Responsibility Area and 21,218 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 34 fires that burned here

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  1. 1910 Unnamed fire 18,929 acres in total 12,161 acres here
  2. 2014 Bald Fire 39,752 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9,823 acres here
  3. 2009 Cassel Fire Cause: Lightning 6,094 acres here
  4. 2008 Peterson Fire 8,022 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,350 acres here
  5. 1911 Unnamed fire 3,418 acres here
  6. 1910 Glass Mountain Fire 146,968 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,286 acres here
  7. 1982 Chalk Reservoir Fire 3,559 acres in total 3,165 acres here
  8. 1939 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,459 acres here
  9. 1977 Lightning #38 Fire 23,448 acres in total 1,580 acres here
  10. 2018 Hat Fire 1,769 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,515 acres here

  And 24 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2018 Hat Fire, which burned 1,515 acres here. In all, 43,232 acres of ZIP code 96028 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