ZIP code 95984

Plumas County, including Twain and Bucks Lake

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/95984

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    12% 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

    85% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 36,954 acres here, one of 27 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    98% Elevated · 2% 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 5,910 acres · State Responsibility Area 12%
  2. High 17 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 42,529 acres · Mostly federal land 88%

48,456 acres of land in all, 5,927 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 36,954 acres
  2. 2012 Chips Fire Of 76,350 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 5,386 acres
  3. 2008 Rich Fire Of 6,111 acres in all · Cause: Railroad 4,212 acres
  4. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 3,720 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,560 acres
  5. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 3,646 acres in all 1,958 acres
  6. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 2,397 acres in all 1,658 acres
  7. 1959 Unnamed fire Of 1,756 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,603 acres
  8. 2010 Bar Fire Cause: Arson 1,039 acres
  9. 1980 Hot Springs Fire Cause: Arson 837 acres
  10. 1920 Unnamed fire 604 acres

And 17 smaller fires. In all, 41,330 acres of ZIP code 95984 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 95984

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 95984 12% Very High · this area
  2. 95915 2% Very High
  3. 95934 36% Very High
  4. 95956 10% Very High
  5. 95971 27% Very High
  6. 96020 30% Very High