ZIP code 96009

Lassen County, including Bieber

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96009

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    14% Very High

    Most 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

    13% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Little Fire, which burned 16 acres here, one of 18 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    67% 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.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 18,434 acres · 18,408 state, 26 local 14%
  2. High 17,839 acres · 17,103 state, 737 local 14%
  3. Moderate 4,584 acres · 4,353 state, 231 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 29,023 acres · Local Responsibility Area 22%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 61,364 acres · Mostly federal land 47%

131,244 acres of land in all, 39,864 in the State Responsibility Area and 30,016 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. 1977 Gerigcougar Fire Of 21,164 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 8,243 acres
  2. 1920 Unnamed fire Of 6,838 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 5,125 acres
  3. 1951 Mcclellan Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,503 acres
  4. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 889 acres
  5. 1936 Unnamed fire Of 558 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 510 acres
  6. 2006 Lgt #22 (3-9) Fire Cause: Lightning 505 acres
  7. 1951 Willow Creek Fire Of 1,830 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 187 acres
  8. 1936 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 92 acres
  9. 1934 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 76 acres
  10. 1946 Unnamed fire Of 184 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 75 acres

And 8 smaller fires. In all, 16,586 acres of ZIP code 96009 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. 96009 14% Very High · this area
  2. 96006 7% Very High
  3. 96054 9% Very High
  4. 96056 32% Very High
  5. 96068 48% Very High