ZIP code 96121

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,750 acres · 5,169 state, 581 local 27%
  2. High 2,326 acres · 1,606 state, 719 local 11%
  3. Moderate 457 acres · 51 state, 405 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 3,808 acres · Local Responsibility Area 18%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8,917 acres · Mostly federal land 42%

  21,258 acres of land in all, 6,827 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,513 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 11 fires that burned here

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  1. 1987 Plumas Nf #531 (Clark) Fire 39,921 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 9,149 acres here
  2. 1950 Millford Fire 9,185 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,685 acres here
  3. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 3,773 acres here
  4. 1989 Eagle Fire 4,665 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 2,659 acres here
  5. 1917 Unnamed fire 1,157 acres in total 915 acres here
  6. 1930 Unnamed fire 573 acres here
  7. 1919 Unnamed fire 2,899 acres in total 198 acres here
  8. 1930 Unnamed fire 182 acres in total 119 acres here
  9. 2006 Honey Incident Fire 209 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 89 acres here
  10. 1950 Unnamed fire 3,864 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 80 acres here

  And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 3,773 acres here. In all, 16,333 acres of ZIP code 96121 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