ZIP code 93238

Tulare and Kern counties, including Kernville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93238

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    10% Very High

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

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    87% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Cyrus Fire, which burned 11 acres here, one of 81 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    38% Extreme

    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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 7,540 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
  2. High 82 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 66,996 acres · Mostly federal land 90%

74,618 acres of land in all, 7,622 of it in the State 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

Largest fires

  1. 2002 Mcnally Fire Of 149,475 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 20,957 acres
  2. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 23,910 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 11,660 acres
  3. 1990 Stormy Fire Of 22,883 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 11,370 acres
  4. 2021 Windy Fire Of 97,528 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 10,700 acres
  5. 1959 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 9,432 acres
  6. 2010 Bull Fire Of 16,448 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,159 acres
  7. 2016 Cedar Fire Of 29,101 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,742 acres
  8. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 12,523 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 6,490 acres
  9. 1942 Unnamed fire Of 19,833 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,194 acres
  10. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 8,603 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,769 acres

And 71 smaller fires. In all, 64,737 acres of ZIP code 93238 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. 93238 10% Very High · this area
  2. 93207 21% Very High
  3. 93240 18% Very High
  4. 93260 52% Very High
  5. 93283 11% Very High
  6. 93285 22% Very High