ZIP code 95550

Humboldt County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95550

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    41% 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

    1% has burned

    Most recently the 2023 Pilot Fire, which burned 110 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    76% Elevated · <1% 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 35,864 acres · State Responsibility Area 41%
  2. High 29,832 acres · State Responsibility Area 34%
  3. Moderate 13,599 acres · State Responsibility Area 16%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 7,720 acres · Mostly federal land 9%

87,015 acres of land in all, 79,295 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. 1960 C. Wilson Fire 391 acres
  2. 2014 Red Fire Cause: Debris burning 332 acres
  3. 1936 Wilson Fire Cause: Debris burning 189 acres
  4. 2023 Pilot Fire Of 1,055 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 110 acres
  5. 1931 New River Bluff Fire Of 99 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 98 acres
  6. 1936 Cooper Ranch Fire Of 90 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 88 acres
  7. 2011 Snow Fire Of 63 acres in all · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 62 acres
  8. 1945 Harnden Fire Of 10 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 9 acres
  9. 1936 Deer Fire Of 9 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 1 acre

In all, 1,225 acres of ZIP code 95550 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95550 41% Very High · this area
  2. 95519 93% Moderate
  3. 95521 27% High
  4. 95525 17% Very High
  5. 95549 28% Very High