ZIP code 96155

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 165 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  2. High 338 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Moderate 9 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 23,660 acres · Mostly federal land 98%

  24,173 acres of land in all, 513 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 2021 Caldor Fire 221,786 acres in total 17,418 acres here
  2. 2019 Caples Fire 3,442 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 1,132 acres here
  3. 1985 Unnamed fire Cause: Campfire 20 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Caldor Fire, which burned 17,418 acres here. In all, 18,460 acres of ZIP code 96155 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