ZIP code 96118

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 10,172 acres · 9,972 state, 200 local 9%
  2. High 9,944 acres · 9,151 state, 793 local 9%
  3. Moderate 1,542 acres · 1,105 state, 437 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 40,652 acres · Local Responsibility Area 37%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 47,119 acres · Mostly federal land 43%

  109,429 acres of land in all, 20,228 in the State Responsibility Area and 42,082 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 36 fires that burned here

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  1. 1994 Cottonwood Fire 48,057 acres in total · Cause: Arson 23,076 acres here
  2. 1959 Unnamed fire 11,428 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,296 acres here
  3. 1954 Unnamed fire 7,586 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 7,206 acres here
  4. 1960 Donner Ridge Fire 43,374 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 5,993 acres here
  5. 1910 Unnamed fire 2,861 acres here
  6. 2005 Harding Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,263 acres here
  7. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,118 acres here
  8. 1916 Unnamed fire 1,151 acres in total 1,089 acres here
  9. 2024 Bear Fire 3,323 acres in total 1,039 acres here
  10. 1949 Unnamed fire 3,546 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,032 acres here

  And 26 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Bear Fire, which burned 1,039 acres here. In all, 42,662 acres of ZIP code 96118 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