ZIP code 96087

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,957 acres · State Responsibility Area 26%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 22,514 acres · Mostly federal land 74%

  30,471 acres of land in all, 7,957 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. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 26,924 acres here
  2. 2008 Motion Fire 28,330 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,898 acres here
  3. 2008 Moon Fire 35,312 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,411 acres here
  4. 1972 Swasey Dr Fire 1,858 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,360 acres here
  5. 1999 Spring #5 Fire 871 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 425 acres here
  6. 1999 Shu Buck 5 Fire Cause: Arson 66 acres here
  7. 2021 House Fire Cause: Smoking 59 acres here
  8. 1982 Lower Springs Fire 256 acres in total · Cause: Arson 31 acres here
  9. 2002 Swasey Fire 30 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 House Fire, which burned 59 acres here. In all, 27,289 acres of ZIP code 96087 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