ZIP code 96011

Shasta County, including Big Bend

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96011

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    56% 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

    11% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Berry Fire, which burned 994 acres here, one of 11 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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 41,668 acres · State Responsibility Area 56%
  2. High 505 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 32,352 acres · Mostly federal land 43%

74,525 acres of land in all, 42,173 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. 2009 Chalk Fire Cause: Lightning 6,846 acres
  2. 2017 Berry Fire Cause: Lightning 994 acres
  3. 1990 Devil Fire Cause: Lightning 492 acres
  4. 1987 Unnamed fire Of 469 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 443 acres
  5. 2001 Powerhouse Fire 416 acres
  6. 1990 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 103 acres
  7. 1945 Unnamed fire Of 109 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 102 acres
  8. 1923 Unnamed fire Of 532 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 82 acres
  9. 1982 Unnamed fire Cause: Arson 71 acres
  10. 2012 Bagley Fire Of 46,040 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 54 acres

And 1 smaller fire. In all, 8,432 acres of ZIP code 96011 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. 96011 56% Very High · this area
  2. 96013 58% Very High
  3. 96065 66% Very High