ZIP code 96161

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 77,510 acres · 61,464 state, 16,046 local 45%
  2. High 9,016 acres · 5,318 state, 3,697 local 5%
  3. Moderate 692 acres · 613 state, 79 local <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 83,134 acres · Mostly federal land 49%

  170,352 acres of land in all, 67,395 in the State Responsibility Area and 19,823 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 50 fires that burned here

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  1. 1960 Donner Ridge Fire 43,374 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 17,851 acres here
  2. 1947 Unnamed fire 9,005 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,142 acres here
  3. 2001 Martis Fire 14,127 acres in total · Cause: Campfire 4,879 acres here
  4. 1926 Unnamed fire 2,997 acres in total 2,373 acres here
  5. 1926 Unnamed fire 3,953 acres in total 1,847 acres here
  6. 1947 Unnamed fire 4,513 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 1,734 acres here
  7. 1924 Unnamed fire 14,671 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,636 acres here
  8. 1928 Unnamed fire 1,412 acres here
  9. 1908 Unnamed fire 1,259 acres in total 1,192 acres here
  10. 1994 Hirschdale Fire 1,069 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 1,037 acres here

  And 40 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2022 Butterfield Fire, which burned 12 acres here. In all, 38,247 acres of ZIP code 96161 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