ZIP code 96051

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 78,255 acres · State Responsibility Area 32%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 164,213 acres · Mostly federal land 68%

  242,468 acres of land in all, 78,255 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 79 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Delta Fire 63,506 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 53,012 acres here
  2. 2018 Hirz Fire 40,608 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 34,260 acres here
  3. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 19,753 acres here
  4. 2021 Salt Fire Cause: Equipment use 12,597 acres here
  5. 2025 Green Fire 19,022 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,728 acres here
  6. 1939 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 6,188 acres here
  7. 2018 Moore Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 5,574 acres here
  8. 1999 Bohemotash Fire 5,705 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,465 acres here
  9. 1999 Jackass Fire Cause: Lightning 5,464 acres here
  10. 1999 Sugar Fire Cause: Lightning 5,109 acres here

  And 69 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Green Fire, which burned 6,728 acres here. In all, 164,996 acres of ZIP code 96051 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