ZIP code 96114

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 9,183 acres · 9,177 state, 6 local 21%
  2. High 11,058 acres · 9,772 state, 1,286 local 26%
  3. Moderate 1,368 acres · 755 state, 613 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 11,896 acres · Local Responsibility Area 27%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 9,781 acres · Mostly federal land 23%

  43,286 acres of land in all, 19,704 in the State Responsibility Area and 13,801 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 17 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 5,824 acres here
  2. 1985 Bass Fire 2,382 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 2,310 acres here
  3. 1989 Eagle Fire 4,665 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,821 acres here
  4. 1927 Unnamed fire 725 acres here
  5. 1944 Unnamed fire 716 acres here
  6. 1973 Sunnyside Dump #3 Fire 640 acres here
  7. 2003 A-3 Fire 1,051 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 468 acres here
  8. 1917 Unnamed fire 320 acres here
  9. 2018 Hyatt Fire 432 acres in total · Cause: Playing with fire 303 acres here
  10. 1995 Byers Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 252 acres here

  And 7 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Byers Fire, which burned 87 acres here. In all, 11,149 acres of ZIP code 96114 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