ZIP code 95247

Calaveras County, including Murphys, Forest Meadows, Douglas Flat and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95247

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    75% 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

    32% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 2-7 Fire, which burned 484 acres here, one of 13 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    95% Elevated · 5% 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 22,514 acres · State Responsibility Area 75%
  2. High 1,212 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 6,394 acres · Mostly federal land 21%

30,120 acres of land in all, 23,726 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. 1992 Gulch Fire Of 17,419 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 3,795 acres
  2. 1952 Dog Town Fire Of 2,301 acres in all 2,091 acres
  3. 2001 Darby Fire Of 14,281 acres in all 2,050 acres
  4. 2004 Mineral Fire Cause: Arson 874 acres
  5. 2025 2-7 Fire Of 616 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 484 acres
  6. 1951 Camp Nine Fire Of 1,400 acres in all 484 acres
  7. 1988 Grade Fire Cause: Equipment use 375 acres
  8. 2012 Penn Fire Cause: Equipment use 133 acres
  9. 2018 Parrotts Fire Of 136 acres in all 111 acres
  10. 1954 Camp Nine Fire Of 900 acres in all 106 acres

And 3 smaller fires. In all, 9,718 acres of ZIP code 95247 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. 95247 75% Very High · this area
  2. 95222 52% Very High
  3. 95223 7% Very High
  4. 95224 58% Very High
  5. 95233 59% Very High
  6. 95246 80% Very High
  7. 95249 71% Very High
  8. 95251 78% Very High
  9. 95310 30% Very High