ZIP code 96033

Shasta County, including French Gulch

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96033

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    38% 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

    >99% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 5-4 Fire, which burned 31 acres here, one of 26 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    16% Extreme

    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 35,677 acres · State Responsibility Area 38%
  2. High 452 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 56,563 acres · Mostly federal land 61%

92,692 acres of land in all, 36,129 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. 2018 Carr Fire Of 229,651 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 91,140 acres
  2. 2004 French Fire 12,663 acres
  3. 2008 Motion Fire Of 28,330 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 8,676 acres
  4. 1999 Sheep #1 Fire Of 12,400 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 8,586 acres
  5. 1962 East Fork Fire 5,162 acres
  6. 1955 French Gulch Fire 3,549 acres
  7. 1980 Towerhouse Fire 2,413 acres
  8. 1931 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 1,435 acres
  9. 2001 East Fire Cause: Power lines 627 acres
  10. 1961 Yankee Gulch Fire 548 acres

And 16 smaller fires. In all, 92,596 acres of ZIP code 96033 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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Communities in ZIP code 96033

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96033 38% Very High · this area
  2. 96001 52% Very High
  3. 96051 32% Very High
  4. 96052 47% Very High
  5. 96087 26% Very High