ZIP code 96137

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 42,212 acres · 41,857 state, 354 local 46%
  2. High 197 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Moderate 207 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 49,200 acres · Mostly federal land 54%

  91,816 acres of land in all, 42,261 in the State Responsibility Area and 354 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. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 54,323 acres here
  2. 1976 Cabin W.p.r.r. #2 Fire 632 acres here
  3. 1985 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 541 acres here
  4. 1918 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 531 acres here
  5. 1929 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 141 acres here
  6. 1926 Unnamed fire 189 acres in total 101 acres here
  7. 2003 Cinder Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 79 acres here
  8. 1946 Unnamed fire 1,290 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 78 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 54,323 acres here. In all, 55,235 acres of ZIP code 96137 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