ZIP code 95246

Calaveras County, including Mountain Ranch and Sheep Ranch

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95246

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    80% 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

    60% has burned

    Most recently the 2018 Whiskey Fire, which burned 10 acres here, one of 25 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    49% 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 35,344 acres · State Responsibility Area 80%
  2. High 2,703 acres · State Responsibility Area 6%
  3. Moderate 277 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 5,919 acres · Mostly federal land 13%

44,244 acres of land in all, 38,325 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. 2015 Butte Fire Of 70,847 acres in all 21,227 acres
  2. 1992 Gulch Fire Of 17,419 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 6,025 acres
  3. 1988 Mason Fire Of 4,050 acres in all · Cause: Arson 1,998 acres
  4. 1950 Frecerro Fire Of 1,652 acres in all 828 acres
  5. 1968 Cave City Fire 630 acres
  6. 1956 Sheep Ranch Fire 577 acres
  7. 1989 Loma Fire 447 acres
  8. 1964 Mexican Gulch #2 Fire 392 acres
  9. 1996 Manual Fire Cause: Lightning 377 acres
  10. 1955 Oneil Creek Fire 318 acres

And 15 smaller fires. In all, 26,759 acres of ZIP code 95246 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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  1. 95246 80% Very High · this area
  2. 95223 7% Very High
  3. 95224 58% Very High
  4. 95245 83% Very High
  5. 95247 75% Very High
  6. 95248 82% Very High
  7. 95249 71% Very High