ZIP code 96040

Shasta County, including Hat Creek

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96040

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    27% 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

    78% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 300 acres here, one of 17 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 8,769 acres · State Responsibility Area 27%
  2. High 164 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Moderate 22 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 24,053 acres · Mostly federal land 73%

33,009 acres of land in all, 8,956 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. 1987 Lost Fire Of 22,781 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 13,221 acres
  2. 2014 Eiler Fire Of 31,995 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,354 acres
  3. 1920 Unnamed fire Of 7,672 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 4,100 acres
  4. 2009 Sugarloaf Fire Of 9,354 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,920 acres
  5. 2009 Brown Fire Of 1,833 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,315 acres
  6. 1945 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 852 acres
  7. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 793 acres in all 556 acres
  8. 1992 Red Rock Fire Of 661 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 550 acres
  9. 1910 Unnamed fire Of 18,929 acres in all 463 acres
  10. 1949 Unnamed fire 398 acres

And 7 smaller fires. In all, 25,729 acres of ZIP code 96040 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 96040

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96040 27% Very High · this area
  2. 96016 33% Very High
  3. 96071 36% Very High