ZIP code 96065

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 58,319 acres · State Responsibility Area 66%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 30,510 acres · Mostly federal land 34%

  88,828 acres of land in all, 58,319 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 15 fires that burned here

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  1. 1992 Fountain Fire 60,290 acres in total · Cause: Arson 27,913 acres here
  2. 2025 Green Fire 19,022 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 12,282 acres here
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire 2,404 acres here
  4. 2024 Shoe Fire 5,124 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,389 acres here
  5. 1935 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 728 acres here
  6. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 197 acres here
  7. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 109 acres here
  8. 2002 Wengler Fire 36 acres in total · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 35 acres here
  9. 2008 Round Fire Cause: Lightning 30 acres here
  10. 2012 Lca 1-9 Fire Cause: Lightning 20 acres here

  And 5 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Green Fire, which burned 12,282 acres here. In all, 42,881 acres of ZIP code 96065 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