ZIP code 96101

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 48,862 acres · 48,628 state, 234 local 13%
  2. High 55,971 acres · 54,254 state, 1,717 local 14%
  3. Moderate 35,222 acres · 34,512 state, 710 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 15,009 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 233,798 acres · Mostly federal land 60%

  388,862 acres of land in all, 137,393 in the State Responsibility Area and 17,670 in the Local. 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 54 fires that burned here

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  1. 2017 Parker2 Fire 7,693 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,766 acres here
  2. 2012 Nelson (W-1) Fire 3,659 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,354 acres here
  3. 1981 Lightning #20 (Webber) Fire 1,764 acres here
  4. 1951 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,499 acres here
  5. 1958 Parker Cr. Fire 1,272 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 949 acres here
  6. 1988 Lightning #97 (Bison) Fire 3,784 acres in total 859 acres here
  7. 1944 Gleason Cr. Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 726 acres here
  8. 1973 Calabrese Fire 643 acres here
  9. 1964 Highway 395 Fire 634 acres here
  10. 1973 Calabrese Fire Cause: Debris burning 620 acres here

  And 44 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 W-2 Fitzhugh Fire, which burned 20 acres here. In all, 17,992 acres of ZIP code 96101 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