ZIP code 96031

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,444 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 199,553 acres · Mostly federal land 99%

  201,997 acres of land in all, 2,444 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

  The 10 largest of 94 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 River Complex 199,354 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 81,549 acres here
  2. 1977 Hog Fire 58,365 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 45,195 acres here
  3. 2020 Red Salmon Complex 143,836 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 38,100 acres here
  4. 2013 Butler Fire 22,445 acres in total · Cause: Arson 21,103 acres here
  5. 2025 Butler Fire 21,058 acres in total 20,017 acres here
  6. 1987 Hotelling Fire Cause: Lightning 16,647 acres here
  7. 2008 Caribou Fire Cause: Lightning 13,104 acres here
  8. 1987 Yellow Fire 51,060 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 11,633 acres here
  9. 1987 Saint Claire Fire Cause: Lightning 8,804 acres here
  10. 1987 Glasgow Fire 13,864 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,485 acres here

  And 84 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Garden Fire, which burned 16 acres here. In all, 167,026 acres of ZIP code 96031 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