ZIP code 96125

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 16,834 acres · State Responsibility Area 28%
  2. Moderate 140 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 42,544 acres · Mostly federal land 71%

  59,518 acres of land in all, 16,974 of it in the State Responsibility Area. 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 15 fires that burned here

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  1. 1954 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,340 acres here
  2. 2006 Bassetts Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,096 acres here
  3. 1919 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 506 acres here
  4. 1926 Unnamed fire 408 acres here
  5. 1990 Buttes Fire Cause: Lightning 240 acres here
  6. 1949 Manzanita Grade Fire 99 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 98 acres here
  7. 1950 Chipps Fire Cause: Smoking 90 acres here
  8. 1921 Unnamed fire 86 acres here
  9. 1918 Unnamed fire 2,950 acres in total 33 acres here
  10. 1949 Jonkowski Fire Cause: Debris burning 29 acres here

  And 5 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2016 Sacred Fire, which burned 23 acres here. In all, 5,399 acres of ZIP code 96125 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