ZIP code 96050

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 63,212 acres · State Responsibility Area 38%
  2. High 240 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 102,602 acres · Mostly federal land 62%

  166,054 acres of land in all, 63,452 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 70 fires that burned here

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  1. 2022 Mckinney Fire 60,102 acres in total 47,762 acres here
  2. 2016 Gap Fire Cause: Arson 32,898 acres here
  3. 2014 Beaver Fire 32,493 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 29,572 acres here
  4. 1955 Haystack Fire 59,640 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 23,066 acres here
  5. 1955 Dutch Creek Fire 17,922 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 16,600 acres here
  6. 2017 Abney Fire 32,893 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 9,516 acres here
  7. 2014 Frying Pan Fire 133,177 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,108 acres here
  8. 2023 Head Fire 6,954 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,601 acres here
  9. 1977 Buckhorn Fire Cause: Debris burning 3,486 acres here
  10. 1940 Barkhouse Fire Cause: Arson 2,309 acres here

  And 60 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2023 Den Fire, which burned 294 acres here. In all, 125,634 acres of ZIP code 96050 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