ZIP code 95915

Plumas County, including Tobin and Belden

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95915

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

    >99% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 23,356 acres here, one of 19 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    58% 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 539 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 22,817 acres · Mostly federal land 98%

23,357 acres of land in all, 539 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. 2021 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 23,356 acres
  2. 2000 Storrie Fire Of 56,076 acres in all · Cause: Railroad 8,072 acres
  3. 1999 Bucks Fire Of 34,236 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 5,663 acres
  4. 1951 Milk Ranch Fire Of 21,979 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 4,382 acres
  5. 1936 Unnamed fire 1,953 acres
  6. 2008 Rich Fire Of 6,111 acres in all · Cause: Railroad 1,650 acres
  7. 1978 Unnamed fire Of 2,596 acres in all · Cause: Railroad 1,523 acres
  8. 1936 Unnamed fire 948 acres
  9. 2012 Chips Fire Of 76,350 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 567 acres
  10. 1920 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 217 acres

And 9 smaller fires. In all, 23,356 acres of ZIP code 95915 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 95915

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95915 2% Very High · this area
  2. 95984 12% Very High