ZIP code 96055

Tehama County, including Los Molinos

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96055

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    36% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    50% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Park Fire, which burned 25,858 acres here, one of 13 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    59% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 22,166 acres · State Responsibility Area 36%
  2. High 24,747 acres · 23,262 state, 1,485 local 40%
  3. Moderate 4,461 acres · 2,170 state, 2,290 local 7%
  4. Non-wildland 10,119 acres · Local Responsibility Area 16%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 316 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

61,809 acres of land in all, 47,599 in the State Responsibility Area and 13,894 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. 2024 Park Fire Of 429,603 acres in all · Cause: Arson 25,858 acres
  2. 1976 Upper Slab Fire Of 15,293 acres in all 13,699 acres
  3. 1980 Rockwall Fire 1,729 acres
  4. 1990 Campbell Fire Of 131,504 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 729 acres
  5. 1944 North Mill Creek Fire Of 1,020 acres in all 575 acres
  6. 1980 Campo Airstrip Fire 359 acres
  7. 1958 Unnamed fire Of 481 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 237 acres
  8. 1936 Mckenzie Fire Of 1,209 acres in all 231 acres
  9. 2008 Mill Fire Of 13,512 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 94 acres
  10. 1980 Lassen Trail Fire 86 acres

And 3 smaller fires. In all, 30,934 acres of ZIP code 96055 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 96055

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96055 36% Very High · this area
  2. 96021 10% Very High
  3. 96035 21% Moderate · <1% High
  4. 96080 38% Very High
  5. 96090 10% High
  6. 96092 9% Very High