ZIP code 95956

Plumas County, including Meadow Valley and Bucks Lake

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95956

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    10% 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

    41% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 2,617 acres here, one of 17 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    70% 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 4,100 acres · State Responsibility Area 10%
  2. High 484 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Moderate 120 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 34,930 acres · Mostly federal land 88%

39,634 acres of land in all, 4,705 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. 2020 North Complex Of 318,797 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 11,173 acres
  2. 2021 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 2,617 acres
  3. 1999 Lookout Fire Of 2,615 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,653 acres
  4. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 3,646 acres in all 1,249 acres
  5. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 2,397 acres in all 739 acres
  6. 2009 Silver Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 308 acres
  7. 2008 Scotch Fire Of 13,008 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 301 acres
  8. 1932 Unnamed fire 212 acres
  9. 1971 Unnamed fire Cause: Debris burning 140 acres
  10. 1920 Unnamed fire Of 230 acres in all 131 acres

And 7 smaller fires. In all, 16,308 acres of ZIP code 95956 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. 95956 10% Very High · this area
  2. 95971 27% Very High
  3. 95984 12% Very High