ZIP code 95568

Siskiyou County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95568

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    2% 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

    75% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Dillon Fire, which burned 3,097 acres here, one of 76 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% Elevated

    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 1,441 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  2. High 111 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 61,210 acres · Mostly federal land 98%

62,763 acres of land in all, 1,553 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. 2017 Haypress Fire Of 21,318 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 10,463 acres
  2. 1973 Off Fire Cause: Equipment use 8,407 acres
  3. 2008 Merrill Fire Cause: Lightning 8,331 acres
  4. 2006 Somes Fire Of 15,506 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 7,488 acres
  5. 2023 Elliot Fire Of 13,875 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 7,009 acres
  6. 2001 Swillup Ii Fire Of 8,099 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 6,887 acres
  7. 2023 Pearch Fire Of 12,152 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 5,367 acres
  8. 1951 Pony Peak Fire Cause: Lightning 4,883 acres
  9. 2008 Three Fire Of 4,923 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 4,296 acres
  10. 2021 Mccash Fire Of 94,971 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3,635 acres

And 66 smaller fires. In all, 46,759 acres of ZIP code 95568 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. 95568 2% Very High · this area
  2. 95556 5% Very High
  3. 96027 20% Very High
  4. 96031 1% Very High
  5. 96039 3% Very High