ZIP code 96044

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 92,805 acres · State Responsibility Area 65%
  2. High 9,418 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 231 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 40,007 acres · Mostly federal land 28%

  142,461 acres of land in all, 102,454 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 67 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Klamathon Fire 38,009 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 35,684 acres here
  2. 1924 West Fork Fire Cause: Smoking 6,291 acres here
  3. 1959 Sulphur Ranch Fire 3,051 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,908 acres here
  4. 1972 Hornbrook Fire 2,816 acres here
  5. 2004 Irongate Fire Cause: Lightning 2,241 acres here
  6. 2014 Beaver Fire 32,493 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,181 acres here
  7. 2017 Abney Fire 32,893 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,485 acres here
  8. 1955 Dutch Creek Fire 17,922 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,321 acres here
  9. 1994 River Fire 606 acres in total · Cause: Arson 591 acres here
  10. 1958 Cardoza Fire 507 acres here

  And 57 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Heather Fire, which burned 134 acres here. In all, 53,379 acres of ZIP code 96044 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