ZIP code 96048

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 11,504 acres · State Responsibility Area 12%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 88,121 acres · Mostly federal land 88%

  99,625 acres of land in all, 11,504 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 50 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Monument Fire 223,108 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 18,293 acres here
  2. 2017 Helena Fire 18,494 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 15,117 acres here
  3. 1987 East Fire 11,474 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 11,241 acres here
  4. 2008 Eagle Fire 32,024 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,489 acres here
  5. 2021 River Complex 199,354 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,139 acres here
  6. 1987 Ripstein Fire Cause: Lightning 4,087 acres here
  7. 2017 Fork Fire Cause: Lightning 3,368 acres here
  8. 1959 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,492 acres here
  9. 1987 Strause Fire 8,627 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,313 acres here
  10. 2006 Junction Fire 3,130 acres in total 2,088 acres here

  And 40 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Barney Fire, which burned 31 acres here. In all, 58,265 acres of ZIP code 96048 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