ZIP code 96124

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 11,098 acres · 10,909 state, 189 local 33%
  2. High 1,459 acres · 1,326 state, 133 local 4%
  3. Moderate 709 acres · 603 state, 106 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 1,519 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 19,246 acres · Mostly federal land 57%

  34,030 acres of land in all, 12,838 in the State Responsibility Area and 1,947 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1924 Unnamed fire 3,650 acres here
  2. 1916 Unnamed fire 984 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 795 acres here
  3. 1923 Unnamed fire 402 acres here
  4. 1918 Unnamed fire 202 acres here
  5. 2007 Calpine Fire 46 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 45 acres here
  6. 1929 Unnamed fire 551 acres in total 40 acres here
  7. 1948 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 36 acres here
  8. 1977 Windy Fire Cause: Debris burning 7 acres here
  9. 1972 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 4 acres here

  The most recent was the 2007 Calpine Fire, which burned 45 acres here. In all, 5,181 acres of ZIP code 96124 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