ZIP code 93518

Kern County, including Keene

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/93518

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    65% 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

    40% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Springs Fire, which burned 29 acres here, one of 103 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    16% 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 134,660 acres · State Responsibility Area 65%
  2. High 20,956 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
  3. Moderate 866 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 51,137 acres · Mostly federal land 25%

207,619 acres of land in all, 156,482 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. 2024 Borel Fire Of 59,289 acres in all 32,165 acres
  2. 1970 Rankin Ranch Fire Of 35,976 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 18,803 acres
  3. 2020 Stagecoach Fire 7,750 acres
  4. 1942 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 7,559 acres
  5. 1921 Unnamed fire Of 13,172 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 7,353 acres
  6. 2008 Piute Fire Of 37,346 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,714 acres
  7. 1966 Breckenridge Fire Cause: Lightning 5,322 acres
  8. 2010 Canyon Fire Of 9,336 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,278 acres
  9. 2011 Indian Fire Cause: Lightning 3,068 acres
  10. 2020 Bena Fire 2,884 acres

And 93 smaller fires. In all, 82,672 acres of ZIP code 93518 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. 93518 65% Very High · this area
  2. 93205 23% Very High
  3. 93220 40% Very High
  4. 93283 11% Very High
  5. 93531 87% Very High
  6. 93561 59% Very High