ZIP code 96033

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 35,677 acres · State Responsibility Area 38%
  2. High 452 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 56,563 acres · Mostly federal land 61%

  92,692 acres of land in all, 36,129 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 26 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 91,140 acres here
  2. 2004 French Fire 12,663 acres here
  3. 2008 Motion Fire 28,330 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 8,676 acres here
  4. 1999 Sheep #1 Fire 12,400 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 8,586 acres here
  5. 1962 East Fork Fire 5,162 acres here
  6. 1955 French Gulch Fire 3,549 acres here
  7. 1980 Towerhouse Fire 2,413 acres here
  8. 1931 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,435 acres here
  9. 2001 East Fire Cause: Power lines 627 acres here
  10. 1961 Yankee Gulch Fire 548 acres here

  And 16 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 5-4 Fire, which burned 31 acres here. In all, 92,596 acres of ZIP code 96033 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