ZIP code 93454

Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, including Santa Maria, Sisquoc and Garey

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93454

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    46% 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

    57% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Gifford Fire, which burned 29,177 acres here, one of 87 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    62% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 123,538 acres · 122,086 state, 1,452 local 46%
  2. High 33,112 acres · 32,132 state, 980 local 12%
  3. Moderate 26,472 acres · 23,961 state, 2,511 local 10%
  4. Non-wildland 20,690 acres · Local Responsibility Area 8%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 66,297 acres · Mostly federal land 25%

270,110 acres of land in all, 178,179 in the State Responsibility Area and 25,634 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. 1953 Big Dalton Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 67,691 acres
  2. 1922 Unnamed fire Of 114,745 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 32,643 acres
  3. 2025 Gifford Fire Of 131,614 acres in all 29,177 acres
  4. 2017 Alamo Fire Cause: Vehicle 28,834 acres
  5. 2009 La Brea Fire Of 97,815 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 26,477 acres
  6. 1914 Unnamed fire 18,086 acres
  7. 1997 Logan Fire Of 49,491 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 17,944 acres
  8. 2024 Lake Fire Of 38,610 acres in all 10,240 acres
  9. 1929 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 10,161 acres
  10. 1923 Unnamed fire 8,301 acres

And 77 smaller fires. In all, 155,213 acres of ZIP code 93454 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

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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 93454 46% Very High · this area
  2. 93254 27% Very High
  3. 93420 43% Very High
  4. 93440 22% Very High
  5. 93441 38% Very High
  6. 93444 20% Very High
  7. 93455 7% Very High
  8. 93458 No hazard zones