ZIP code 96044

Siskiyou County, including Hornbrook

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96044

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    65% 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

    37% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Heather Fire, which burned 134 acres here, one of 67 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    68% 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 92,805 acres · State Responsibility Area 65%
  2. High 9,418 acres · State Responsibility Area 7%
  3. Moderate 231 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 40,007 acres · Mostly federal land 28%

142,461 acres of land in all, 102,454 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 Klamathon Fire Of 38,009 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 35,684 acres
  2. 1924 West Fork Fire Cause: Smoking 6,291 acres
  3. 1959 Sulphur Ranch Fire Of 3,051 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,908 acres
  4. 1972 Hornbrook Fire 2,816 acres
  5. 2004 Irongate Fire Cause: Lightning 2,241 acres
  6. 2014 Beaver Fire Of 32,493 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 2,181 acres
  7. 2017 Abney Fire Of 32,893 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,485 acres
  8. 1955 Dutch Creek Fire Of 17,922 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,321 acres
  9. 1994 River Fire Of 606 acres in all · Cause: Arson 591 acres
  10. 1958 Cardoza Fire 507 acres

And 57 smaller fires. In all, 53,379 acres of ZIP code 96044 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 96044

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96044 65% Very High · this area
  2. 96050 38% Very High
  3. 96064 40% Very High
  4. 96086 3% Very High
  5. 96097 54% Very High