ZIP code 96027

Siskiyou County, including Etna

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96027

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    20% 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

    54% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Log Fire, which burned 1,168 acres here, one of 97 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    84% 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 53,000 acres · 49,093 state, 3,907 local 20%
  2. High 3,393 acres · 1,677 state, 1,715 local 1%
  3. Moderate 989 acres · 7 state, 982 local <1%
  4. Non-wildland 8,963 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 202,968 acres · Mostly federal land 75%

269,313 acres of land in all, 50,778 in the State Responsibility Area and 15,567 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. 1987 Yellow Fire Of 51,060 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 39,409 acres
  2. 2017 Wallow Fire Of 63,785 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 35,247 acres
  3. 2008 Jake Fire Of 38,417 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 31,817 acres
  4. 2014 Whites Fire Of 33,794 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 30,344 acres
  5. 2006 Hancock Fire Cause: Lightning 21,830 acres
  6. 1977 Hog Fire Of 58,365 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 12,462 acres
  7. 1918 Unnamed fire 10,234 acres
  8. 2021 Mccash Fire Of 94,971 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 9,071 acres
  9. 1918 Unnamed fire Of 29,730 acres in all 8,429 acres
  10. 1994 Specimen Fire Cause: Lightning 8,377 acres

And 87 smaller fires. In all, 146,377 acres of ZIP code 96027 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. 96027 20% Very High · this area
  2. 95568 2% Very High
  3. 96014 69% Very High
  4. 96031 1% Very High
  5. 96032 42% Very High
  6. 96037 42% Very High
  7. 96039 3% Very High
  8. 96091 24% Very High