ZIP code 95963

Glenn and Tehama counties, including Orland

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95963

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    9% 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

    13% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 203 Fire, which burned 5 acres here, one of 19 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    9% 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 20,155 acres · State Responsibility Area 9%
  2. High 70,136 acres · 58,907 state, 11,229 local 33%
  3. Moderate 6,557 acres · 1,739 state, 4,818 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 91,668 acres · Local Responsibility Area 43%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 25,141 acres · Mostly federal land 12%

213,657 acres of land in all, 80,801 in the State Responsibility Area and 107,715 in the Local. 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 August Complex Of 1,032,700 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 21,248 acres
  2. 1952 Sevier Fire Of 4,877 acres in all 2,679 acres
  3. 1932 Grindstone Fire Of 2,198 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,548 acres
  4. 1968 Lightning #3 Fire 835 acres
  5. 1968 Watson Canyon Fire 706 acres
  6. 1922 Grindstone Fire Of 39,806 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 585 acres
  7. 1981 Barco Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 522 acres
  8. 1959 Knutsen Fire 382 acres
  9. 1943 Mellon Fire 366 acres
  10. 1936 Stephens Fire 319 acres

And 9 smaller fires. In all, 26,814 acres of ZIP code 95963 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 95963

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95963 9% Very High · this area
  2. 95913 5% High
  3. 95939 27% Very High
  4. 95943 1% High
  5. 95951 No hazard zones
  6. 95973 41% Very High
  7. 95988 19% Very High
  8. 96021 10% Very High
  9. 96074 42% Very High