ZIP code 96085

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,003 acres · State Responsibility Area 20%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 28,442 acres · Mostly federal land 80%

  35,444 acres of land in all, 7,003 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2014 Frying Pan Fire 133,177 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 24,800 acres here
  2. 1987 Lake Fire 18,234 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 4,617 acres here
  3. 2023 Head Fire 6,954 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,345 acres here
  4. 2023 Townsend Fire Cause: Lightning 81 acres here
  5. 1939 Tompkins Ridge Fire 66 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 65 acres here
  6. 1943 Milk Ranch 2 Fire 54 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 46 acres here
  7. 2012 Bill Fire Cause: Lightning 44 acres here
  8. 2007 Tom Martin Fire Cause: Lightning 31 acres here
  9. 2022 George Fire 14 acres here
  10. 1938 Tom Martin Creek Fire 15 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 5 acres here

  The most recent was the 2023 Head Fire, which burned 2,345 acres here. In all, 25,018 acres of ZIP code 96085 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