ZIP code 96020

Plumas County, including Warner Valley, Chester and Lake Almanor West

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96020

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    30% 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

    86% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 30,519 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

    92% 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 10,797 acres · 10,393 state, 404 local 30%
  2. High 552 acres · 346 state, 206 local 2%
  3. Moderate 685 acres · 578 state, 107 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 51 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 24,264 acres · Mostly federal land 67%

36,350 acres of land in all, 11,317 in the State Responsibility Area and 769 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. 2021 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 30,519 acres
  2. 2012 Chips Fire Of 76,350 acres in all · Cause: Campfire 7,627 acres
  3. 1960 Unnamed fire Of 4,917 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,784 acres
  4. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,353 acres
  5. 1932 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 395 acres
  6. 1919 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 247 acres
  7. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 239 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 220 acres
  8. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 306 acres in all 188 acres
  9. 1921 Unnamed fire Of 765 acres in all 147 acres
  10. 1916 Unnamed fire Of 127 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 123 acres

And 1 smaller fire. In all, 31,215 acres of ZIP code 96020 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. 96020 30% Very High · this area
  2. 95923 34% Very High
  3. 95984 12% Very High
  4. 96137 46% Very High