ZIP code 96122

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 17,606 acres · 14,349 state, 3,257 local 43%
  2. High 2,690 acres · 2,440 state, 250 local 7%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 20,696 acres · Mostly federal land 50%

  40,992 acres of land in all, 16,789 in the State Responsibility Area and 3,507 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 28 fires that burned here

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  1. 1959 Unnamed fire 6,762 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,978 acres here
  2. 1929 Unnamed fire 6,484 acres in total 2,757 acres here
  3. 1950 Ramelli Fire 2,178 acres in total 2,022 acres here
  4. 1964 Unnamed fire 2,351 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,930 acres here
  5. 1921 Unnamed fire 1,556 acres here
  6. 2024 Mill Fire 2,937 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,251 acres here
  7. 1959 Unnamed fire 1,680 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 839 acres here
  8. 1988 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 528 acres here
  9. 1937 Unnamed fire 1,065 acres in total 438 acres here
  10. 1937 Unnamed fire 378 acres in total 373 acres here

  And 18 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2024 Mill Fire, which burned 1,251 acres here. In all, 16,277 acres of ZIP code 96122 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