ZIP code 96150

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 15,382 acres · 10,017 state, 5,366 local 14%
  2. High 1,244 acres · 848 state, 396 local 1%
  3. Moderate 548 acres · 241 state, 307 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 705 acres · Local Responsibility Area 1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 90,102 acres · Mostly federal land 83%

  107,982 acres of land in all, 11,106 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,774 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 21 fires that burned here

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  1. 2021 Caldor Fire 221,786 acres in total 11,031 acres here
  2. 2007 Angora Fire Cause: Campfire 3,068 acres here
  3. 1917 Meeks Ck Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 466 acres here
  4. 2002 Showers Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 288 acres here
  5. 2016 Emerald Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 175 acres here
  6. 1935 Fallen Leaf Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 78 acres here
  7. 2002 Kiva Fire Cause: Debris burning 63 acres here
  8. 1924 Cascade Fire 43 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 42 acres here
  9. 1994 Cascade Fire 34 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 33 acres here
  10. 1922 Rubicon Canyon Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 30 acres here

  And 11 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Jicarilla Fire, which burned 1 acre here. In all, 15,417 acres of ZIP code 96150 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