ZIP code 95525

Humboldt County, including Blue Lake

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95525

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    17% Very High

    All 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

    2% has burned

    Most recently an unnamed fire in 1977, which burned 3 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    35% 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 9,814 acres · State Responsibility Area 17%
  2. High 32,332 acres · State Responsibility Area 54%
  3. Moderate 7,010 acres · 6,942 state, 68 local 12%
  4. Non-wildland 287 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 9,974 acres · Mostly federal land 17%

59,417 acres of land in all, 49,088 in the State Responsibility Area and 355 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1951 Dolly Varden Fire Of 829 acres in all 482 acres
  2. 1950 H. E. Locken Fire Of 478 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 329 acres
  3. 1959 Chezem Fire Of 158 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 88 acres
  4. 1950 H.e.locken Fire Of 278 acres in all 75 acres
  5. 1948 Cedar Creek Fire Of 12 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 11 acres
  6. 1943 Horse Mountain Fire Of 10 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 9 acres
  7. 1941 Graham Fire Of 10 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 6 acres
  8. 1963 Berry Fire Of 5 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 4 acres
  9. 1977 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 3 acres

In all, 985 acres of ZIP code 95525 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

Communities in ZIP code 95525

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95525 17% Very High · this area
  2. 95519 93% Moderate
  3. 95521 27% High
  4. 95550 41% Very High
  5. 95573 34% Very High