ZIP code 96062

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 17,411 acres · State Responsibility Area 40%
  2. High 24,888 acres · State Responsibility Area 58%
  3. Moderate 228 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 592 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  43,119 acres of land in all, 42,527 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 16 fires that burned here

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  1. 1966 Lightning #13 Fire 3,750 acres in total 2,802 acres here
  2. 2008 Kirkman Fire 2,054 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,706 acres here
  3. 1958 Blue Mt. Escape Fire 5,365 acres in total 1,308 acres here
  4. 2021 Cow Fire Cause: Equipment use 760 acres here
  5. 1955 John Crowe Fire 635 acres here
  6. 1986 Ri/Escape Fire 443 acres here
  7. 1900 Ri/Escape Fire 443 acres here
  8. 1957 Crowe Hunt Escape Fire 416 acres here
  9. 2012 Creek Fire Cause: Equipment use 149 acres here
  10. 2004 Antler Fire 121 acres here

  And 6 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Cow Fire, which burned 760 acres here. In all, 8,248 acres of ZIP code 96062 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