ZIP code 96142

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,089 acres · 5,211 state, 1,878 local 27%
  2. High 462 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Moderate 433 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Non-wildland 13,419 acres · Local Responsibility Area 51%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,149 acres · Mostly federal land 19%

  26,552 acres of land in all, 5,211 in the State Responsibility Area and 16,191 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. 1918 Unnamed fire 1,013 acres in total 863 acres here
  2. 1995 Meeks Fire 76 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 49 acres here
  3. 1919 Meeks Ck Fire Cause: Lightning 37 acres here
  4. 1995 Sugar Pine Fire Cause: Debris burning 32 acres here

  The most recent was the 1995 Sugar Pine Fire, which burned 32 acres here. In all, 982 acres of ZIP code 96142 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