ZIP code 96059

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 31,480 acres · State Responsibility Area 77%
  2. High 7,447 acres · State Responsibility Area 18%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,783 acres · Mostly federal land 4%

  40,711 acres of land in all, 38,927 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 37 fires that burned here

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  1. 2012 Ponderosa Fire 27,670 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 16,131 acres here
  2. 1939 Paynes Creek Fire 10,529 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,153 acres here
  3. 1926 Unnamed fire 2,391 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,289 acres here
  4. 1973 Inskip Grade Fire 19,561 acres in total 2,187 acres here
  5. 1998 Powerhouse Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,992 acres here
  6. 2005 Manton Fire Cause: Debris burning 1,822 acres here
  7. 1974 Battle Creek Bottom Fire 1,699 acres here
  8. 1931 Unnamed fire 1,476 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 982 acres here
  9. 1950 Manton Fire 971 acres here
  10. 1926 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 907 acres here

  And 27 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Springs Fire, which burned 33 acres here. In all, 29,106 acres of ZIP code 96059 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