ZIP code 95942

Butte County, including Forest Ranch and Butte Meadows

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95942

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    76% 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

    57% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Park Fire, which burned 7,516 acres here, one of 26 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    37% 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 33,732 acres · State Responsibility Area 76%
  2. High 283 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 10,253 acres · Mostly federal land 23%

44,267 acres of land in all, 34,015 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 10,550 acres
  2. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 12,536 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 10,458 acres
  3. 2024 Park Fire Of 429,603 acres in all · Cause: Arson 7,516 acres
  4. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 1,481 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,268 acres
  5. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 2,690 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,063 acres
  6. 1999 Woodland Fire Of 995 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 978 acres
  7. 1999 Doe Mill Fire Of 10,857 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 870 acres
  8. 2018 Camp Fire Of 153,336 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 852 acres
  9. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 12,701 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 680 acres
  10. 1944 Unnamed fire 599 acres

And 16 smaller fires. In all, 25,088 acres of ZIP code 95942 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. 95942 76% Very High · this area
  2. 95928 20% Very High
  3. 95954 73% Very High
  4. 95973 41% Very High