ZIP code 92227

Imperial County, including Brawley

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/92227

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    8% Moderate

    All of the Moderate land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where each city or county adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    <1% has burned

    Most recently the 2019 Dunham Fire, which burned 30 acres here, one of 3 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Moderate 30,410 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  2. Non-wildland 167,765 acres · Local Responsibility Area 44%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 181,857 acres · Mostly federal land 48%

380,032 acres of land in all, 198,175 of it in the Local Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2019 Dunham Fire 30 acres
  2. 2015 Bruchard Fire Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 2 acres
  3. 1978 Nees Fire Of 228 acres in all 2 acres

In all, 34 acres of ZIP code 92227 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

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 92227

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 92227 8% Moderate · this area
  2. 92004 9% Very High
  3. 92233 9% Moderate
  4. 92250 4% Moderate
  5. 92251 12% Moderate
  6. 92257 20% Moderate
  7. 92266 9% Moderate
  8. 92275 32% Moderate
  9. 92281 No hazard zones
  10. 92283 6% Moderate