ZIP code 93220

Kern County, including Tarina and Edison

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93220

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    40% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    55% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Comanche Fire, which burned 6 acres here, one of 22 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    60% Elevated

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 6,979 acres · 6,979 state, <1 local 40%
  2. High 1,129 acres · 1,032 state, 97 local 6%
  3. Moderate 4,285 acres · 3,644 state, 641 local 24%
  4. Non-wildland 5,167 acres · Local Responsibility Area 29%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

17,563 acres of land in all, 11,655 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,906 in the Local. 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

Largest fires

  1. 2011 Breckenridge Complex Of 25,223 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 5,049 acres
  2. 1997 Cottonwood Fire Cause: Arson 3,524 acres
  3. 1998 Breck Fire Of 4,472 acres in all · Cause: Arson 3,226 acres
  4. 1922 Unnamed fire Of 5,101 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,905 acres
  5. 1928 Unnamed fire Of 2,825 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,771 acres
  6. 2018 Tarina Fire Of 3,516 acres in all 1,444 acres
  7. 1998 Breckenridge Fire Of 1,919 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,348 acres
  8. 1966 Cottenwood Creek Fire Of 2,127 acres in all 1,261 acres
  9. 2024 Breckenridge Fire 276 acres
  10. 2005 Breck Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 74 acres

And 12 smaller fires. In all, 9,604 acres of ZIP code 93220 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

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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93220 40% Very High · this area
  2. 93203 15% Moderate · 5% Very High
  3. 93306 12% Very High
  4. 93307 2% Moderate
  5. 93518 65% Very High