ZIP code 96086

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 4,438 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 126,054 acres · Mostly federal land 97%

  130,492 acres of land in all, 4,438 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 42 fires that burned here

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  1. 2014 Frying Pan Fire 133,177 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 31,103 acres here
  2. 1987 Fort/Copper Fire Cause: Lightning 30,703 acres here
  3. 2012 Goff Fire Cause: Lightning 22,262 acres here
  4. 2017 Abney Fire 32,893 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 19,942 acres here
  5. 1987 Lake Fire 18,234 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 13,290 acres here
  6. 1951 Three Devils Fire Cause: Lightning 10,487 acres here
  7. 2020 Devil Fire 8,867 acres here
  8. 2022 Yeti Fire 7,879 acres here
  9. 2017 Cedar Fire 9,129 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,422 acres here
  10. 1966 Indian Ridge Fire 11,744 acres in total · Cause: Arson 6,408 acres here

  And 32 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Blue Fire, which burned 3,710 acres here. In all, 108,077 acres of ZIP code 96086 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