ZIP code 96002

Shasta County, including Redding

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96002

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    44% High

    Most of the High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where each city or county adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    26% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Quail Fire, which burned 16 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    29% 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. High 8,844 acres · 2,570 state, 6,274 local 44%
  2. Moderate 2,644 acres · Local Responsibility Area 13%
  3. Non-wildland 8,380 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 136 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

20,004 acres of land in all, 2,570 in the State Responsibility Area and 17,299 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1954 Airport Fire 2,678 acres
  2. 1999 Jones Fire Of 26,203 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,247 acres
  3. 1954 Prigmore Escape Fire Of 677 acres in all 584 acres
  4. 2025 Quail Fire Cause: Equipment use 16 acres

In all, 5,230 acres of ZIP code 96002 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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Communities in ZIP code 96002

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96002 44% High · this area
  2. 96001 52% Very High
  3. 96003 52% Very High
  4. 96007 46% Very High
  5. 96073 18% Very High