ZIP code 96109

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 10,502 acres · 10,163 state, 339 local 8%
  2. High 55,504 acres · 55,118 state, 386 local 40%
  3. Moderate 4,823 acres · 3,867 state, 957 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 888 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 66,488 acres · Mostly federal land 48%

  138,206 acres of land in all, 69,148 in the State Responsibility Area and 2,570 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 70 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Sugar Fire 105,004 acres in total 37,217 acres here
  2. 2017 Long Valley Fire 83,581 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 20,185 acres here
  3. 1987 Plumas Nf #531 (Clark) Fire 39,921 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 11,227 acres here
  4. 1936 Unnamed fire 30,586 acres in total 10,548 acres here
  5. 2020 Loyalton Fire 46,721 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 6,841 acres here
  6. 1942 Unnamed fire 7,422 acres in total 5,683 acres here
  7. 1950 Garnier Fire 4,097 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,100 acres here
  8. 2003 Chilcoot Fire 5,642 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,900 acres here
  9. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 2,755 acres here
  10. 2020 North Fire 6,882 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 2,748 acres here

  And 60 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Debbie Fire, which burned 53 acres here. In all, 85,264 acres of ZIP code 96109 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