ZIP code 96069

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 37,765 acres · State Responsibility Area 63%
  2. High 20,276 acres · State Responsibility Area 34%
  3. Moderate 314 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,159 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

  59,514 acres of land in all, 58,354 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. 1951 Norton Fire 1,841 acres in total 1,458 acres here
  2. 1950 Norton Gulch Fire 1,273 acres here
  3. 1994 Oak Run Fire Cause: Arson 1,200 acres here
  4. 1992 Fountain Fire 60,290 acres in total · Cause: Arson 786 acres here
  5. 1987 Buzzard Fire 855 acres in total 571 acres here
  6. 2008 Pine 1 Fire Cause: Lightning 564 acres here
  7. 1953 Lightning Strike #19 Fire 434 acres in total 371 acres here
  8. 2016 Cow Fire Cause: Vehicle 95 acres here
  9. 2015 Fern Fire 89 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 88 acres here
  10. 2018 Silver Fire 60 acres here

  And 6 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 Woodman Fire, which burned 25 acres here. In all, 5,917 acres of ZIP code 96069 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