ZIP code 96039

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,496 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 164,435 acres · Mostly federal land 97%

  169,932 acres of land in all, 5,496 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 83 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Mccash Fire 94,971 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 72,809 acres here
  2. 1987 King Titus Fire Cause: Lightning 68,014 acres here
  3. 2008 Panther Fire 44,497 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 41,154 acres here
  4. 2020 Slater Fire 157,430 acres in total 27,783 acres here
  5. 2014 Frying Pan Fire 133,177 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 24,466 acres here
  6. 1918 Unnamed fire 29,730 acres in total 15,868 acres here
  7. 2008 Haypress Fire 13,665 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12,054 acres here
  8. 2017 Haypress Fire 21,318 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 10,852 acres here
  9. 2007 King Creek #2 Fire Cause: Lightning 10,477 acres here
  10. 1917 Unnamed fire 10,254 acres in total 8,107 acres here

  And 73 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Dillon Fire, which burned 155 acres here. In all, 163,537 acres of ZIP code 96039 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