ZIP code 96016

Shasta County, including Cassel

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96016

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    33% 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

    64% has burned

    Most recently the 2014 Eiler Fire, which burned 119 acres here, one of 20 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    94% 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 9,232 acres · State Responsibility Area 33%
  2. High 1,024 acres · State Responsibility Area 4%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 17,394 acres · Mostly federal land 63%

27,650 acres of land in all, 10,256 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. 1920 Unnamed fire Of 7,499 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 5,898 acres
  2. 1920 Unnamed fire Of 7,672 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3,572 acres
  3. 1910 Unnamed fire Of 18,929 acres in all 3,160 acres
  4. 1924 Unnamed fire Of 3,763 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,325 acres
  5. 1944 Unnamed fire Of 2,371 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,777 acres
  6. 2008 Venture Fire Of 1,911 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,216 acres
  7. 1928 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 338 acres
  8. 1920 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 319 acres
  9. 1941 Unnamed fire Of 295 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 274 acres
  10. 1987 Lost Fire Of 22,781 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 191 acres

And 10 smaller fires. In all, 17,680 acres of ZIP code 96016 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. 96016 33% Very High · this area
  2. 96013 58% Very High
  3. 96028 41% Very High
  4. 96040 27% Very High