ZIP code 96047

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 109,601 acres · State Responsibility Area 69%
  2. High 14,366 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  3. Moderate 518 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 34,645 acres · Mostly federal land 22%

  159,130 acres of land in all, 124,485 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 48 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 Zogg Fire 56,338 acres in total 38,089 acres here
  2. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 34,903 acres here
  3. 2008 Moon Fire 35,312 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 32,784 acres here
  4. 1950 Rainbow Fire 25,292 acres here
  5. 2008 Deerlick Fire 12,977 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12,740 acres here
  6. 2014 Bully Fire Cause: Vehicle 12,654 acres here
  7. 1946 Muletown Fire 25,993 acres in total 6,862 acres here
  8. 1950 Kanaka Creek Fire 4,826 acres here
  9. 1948 Fiddlers Fire 5,094 acres in total 4,663 acres here
  10. 2013 Clover Fire 8,076 acres in total · Cause: Arson 4,660 acres here

  And 38 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Buell Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 122,322 acres of ZIP code 96047 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