ZIP code 96028

Shasta County, including Fall River Mills and McArthur

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96028

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    41% 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

    39% has burned

    Most recently the 2018 Hat Fire, which burned 1,515 acres here, one of 34 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    78% 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 44,995 acres · 34,700 state, 10,295 local 41%
  2. High 3,683 acres · 2,046 state, 1,637 local 3%
  3. Moderate 4,217 acres · 1,794 state, 2,424 local 4%
  4. Non-wildland 6,862 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 50,094 acres · Mostly federal land 46%

109,851 acres of land in all, 38,539 in the State Responsibility Area and 21,218 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. 1910 Unnamed fire Of 18,929 acres in all 12,161 acres
  2. 2014 Bald Fire Of 39,752 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 9,823 acres
  3. 2009 Cassel Fire Cause: Lightning 6,094 acres
  4. 2008 Peterson Fire Of 8,022 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 5,350 acres
  5. 1911 Unnamed fire 3,418 acres
  6. 1910 Glass Mountain Fire Of 146,968 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3,286 acres
  7. 1982 Chalk Reservoir Fire Of 3,559 acres in all 3,165 acres
  8. 1939 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,459 acres
  9. 1977 Lightning #38 Fire Of 23,448 acres in all 1,580 acres
  10. 2018 Hat Fire Of 1,769 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,515 acres

And 24 smaller fires. In all, 43,232 acres of ZIP code 96028 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. 96028 41% Very High · this area
  2. 96013 58% Very High
  3. 96016 33% Very High
  4. 96056 32% Very High