ZIP code 96024

Trinity County, including Douglas City and Lewiston

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96024

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    80% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    25% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Reading Fire, which burned 39 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

  • 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 53,673 acres · State Responsibility Area 80%
  2. High 1,104 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 12,199 acres · Mostly federal land 18%

66,977 acres of land in all, 54,778 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1964 Hayfork Hwy. #2 Fire Of 18,713 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 16,216 acres
  2. 2018 Flat Fire 130 acres
  3. 1922 Unnamed fire Of 116 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 84 acres
  4. 2020 Bar Fire Of 58 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 56 acres
  5. 2008 Deerlick Fire Of 12,977 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 54 acres
  6. 2025 Reading Fire Cause: Lightning 39 acres
  7. 2000 Shu Blanch Fire Cause: Power lines 19 acres
  8. 1991 Lghtng 96 Fire Cause: Lightning 4 acres
  9. 2014 Bully Fire Of 12,659 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 3 acres

In all, 16,544 acres of ZIP code 96024 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

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 96024

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96024 80% Very High · this area
  2. 96041 22% Very High
  3. 96047 69% Very High
  4. 96048 12% Very High
  5. 96052 47% Very High
  6. 96076 44% Very High
  7. 96093 41% Very High