ZIP code 96130

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 82,950 acres · 82,374 state, 576 local 24%
  2. High 58,045 acres · 55,033 state, 3,012 local 17%
  3. Moderate 31,206 acres · 30,343 state, 863 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 15,283 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 162,697 acres · Mostly federal land 46%

  350,180 acres of land in all, 167,750 in the State Responsibility Area and 19,734 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 64 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 Sheep Fire 29,541 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 20,803 acres here
  2. 1955 Unnamed fire 17,904 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 7,425 acres here
  3. 2018 Whaleback Fire 18,702 acres in total 7,369 acres here
  4. 1999 Willow Fire Cause: Equipment use 7,047 acres here
  5. 1954 Piute Fire 6,284 acres here
  6. 1977 Eagle Lake Fire 6,162 acres in total 4,645 acres here
  7. 2001 Devil Fire Cause: Equipment use 4,251 acres here
  8. 1955 Unnamed fire 4,065 acres here
  9. 2019 R1 Ranch Fire Cause: Lightning 3,378 acres here
  10. 2016 Willard Fire 2,574 acres here

  And 54 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 R-5 Branham Fire, which burned 3 acres here. In all, 75,210 acres of ZIP code 96130 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