ZIP code 96116

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,826 acres · 6,622 state, 205 local 6%
  2. High 15,336 acres · 13,728 state, 1,608 local 13%
  3. Moderate 10,871 acres · 10,433 state, 438 local 10%
  4. Non-wildland 11,579 acres · Local Responsibility Area 10%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 69,813 acres · Mostly federal land 61%

  114,425 acres of land in all, 30,783 in the State Responsibility Area and 13,830 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 22 fires that burned here

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  1. 2001 Blue Fire 34,219 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 5,743 acres here
  2. 2024 North Fire Cause: Vehicle 4,376 acres here
  3. 2016 Soup 2 Fire 2,513 acres in total · Cause: Arson 2,346 acres here
  4. 1978 Lightning #51 Fire 2,042 acres here
  5. 2012 Nelson (W-1) Fire 3,659 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,305 acres here
  6. 2012 Likley Fire 9,966 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 1,218 acres here
  7. 1957 Sprr Mainline #20 Fire 11,668 acres in total 828 acres here
  8. 1981 East Fire Cause: Lightning 515 acres here
  9. 1968 Nelson Springs #15 Fire 465 acres here
  10. 1949 Unnamed fire 1,474 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 268 acres here

  And 12 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 North Fire, which burned 4,376 acres here. In all, 17,021 acres of ZIP code 96116 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