ZIP code 96015

Modoc County, including Canby

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96015

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    6% 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

    22% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 4-1 Washington Fire, which burned 20 acres here, one of 39 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    28% 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 9,834 acres · 9,493 state, 341 local 6%
  2. High 29,788 acres · 26,957 state, 2,831 local 19%
  3. Moderate 5,908 acres · 5,359 state, 549 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 7,303 acres · Local Responsibility Area 5%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 102,733 acres · Mostly federal land 66%

155,566 acres of land in all, 41,809 in the State Responsibility Area and 11,024 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. 2018 Stone Fire Of 39,584 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 29,559 acres
  2. 1979 Happy Fire Of 2,827 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,463 acres
  3. 2014 Gulch Fire Of 1,397 acres in all · Cause: Railroad 634 acres
  4. 2012 Antelope Fire Cause: Lightning 622 acres
  5. 1955 Howards Gulch Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 515 acres
  6. 1929 Page Place Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 427 acres
  7. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 4,774 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 376 acres
  8. 2016 Howard Fire Of 380 acres in all · Cause: Railroad 246 acres
  9. 1950 Baggett Gulch Fire Of 3,941 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 236 acres
  10. 1991 Graves Fire Cause: Equipment use 136 acres

And 29 smaller fires. In all, 33,910 acres of ZIP code 96015 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. 96015 6% Very High · this area
  2. 96054 9% Very High
  3. 96101 13% Very High