ZIP code 96062

Shasta County, including Millville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96062

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    40% 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

    19% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Cow Fire, which burned 760 acres here, one of 16 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    91% 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 17,411 acres · State Responsibility Area 40%
  2. High 24,888 acres · State Responsibility Area 58%
  3. Moderate 228 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 592 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

43,119 acres of land in all, 42,527 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. 1966 Lightning #13 Fire Of 3,750 acres in all 2,802 acres
  2. 2008 Kirkman Fire Of 2,054 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,706 acres
  3. 1958 Blue Mt. Escape Fire Of 5,365 acres in all 1,308 acres
  4. 2021 Cow Fire Cause: Equipment use 760 acres
  5. 1955 John Crowe Fire 635 acres
  6. 1986 Ri/Escape Fire 443 acres
  7. 1900 Ri/Escape Fire 443 acres
  8. 1957 Crowe Hunt Escape Fire 416 acres
  9. 2012 Creek Fire Cause: Equipment use 149 acres
  10. 2004 Antler Fire 121 acres

And 6 smaller fires. In all, 8,248 acres of ZIP code 96062 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 96062

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96062 40% Very High · this area
  2. 96007 46% Very High
  3. 96069 63% Very High
  4. 96073 18% Very High
  5. 96088 86% Very High
  6. 96096 80% Very High