ZIP code 95248

Calaveras County, including Rail Road Flat and Wilseyville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95248

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    82% 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

    58% has burned

    Most recently the 2015 Butte Fire, which burned 6 acres here, one of 8 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    29% 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 16,700 acres · State Responsibility Area 82%
  2. High 296 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 3,316 acres · Mostly federal land 16%

20,312 acres of land in all, 16,996 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1988 Bridge Fire Cause: Arson 6,686 acres
  2. 1996 Lightning #14 Fire Cause: Lightning 2,645 acres
  3. 1988 Mason Fire Of 4,050 acres in all · Cause: Arson 2,022 acres
  4. 1952 Swiss Fire 1,360 acres
  5. 1985 Summit Fire Of 176 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 162 acres
  6. 1971 Silver Mtn. Fire Cause: Arson 111 acres
  7. 2015 Butte Fire Of 70,847 acres in all 6 acres
  8. 1989 Loma Fire Of 449 acres in all 2 acres

In all, 11,764 acres of ZIP code 95248 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. 95248 82% Very High · this area
  2. 95245 83% Very High
  3. 95246 80% Very High
  4. 95257 78% Very High