ZIP code 96064

Siskiyou County, including Montague

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96064

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    40% Very High

    Most 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

    18% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Willow Fire, which burned 8 acres here, one of 123 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    19% 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 125,344 acres · 125,133 state, 211 local 40%
  2. High 122,480 acres · 106,909 state, 15,570 local 39%
  3. Moderate 9,422 acres · 4,796 state, 4,627 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 12,078 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 44,635 acres · Mostly federal land 14%

313,958 acres of land in all, 236,838 in the State Responsibility Area and 32,486 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. 1926 Unnamed fire 24,008 acres
  2. 1957 Bogus Escape Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 10,738 acres
  3. 2014 Oregon Gulch Fire Of 35,111 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 9,119 acres
  4. 1950 Hart's Lake Fire 3,623 acres
  5. 1945 Unnamed fire Of 1,776 acres in all 1,754 acres
  6. 1918 Unnamed fire 1,698 acres
  7. 1935 Unnamed fire 1,649 acres
  8. 2021 Lava Fire Of 26,329 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,549 acres
  9. 1919 Unnamed fire 1,387 acres
  10. 1968 Belcher Fire 1,348 acres

And 113 smaller fires. In all, 56,990 acres of ZIP code 96064 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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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96064 40% Very High · this area
  2. 96023 16% Very High
  3. 96034 49% Very High
  4. 96038 42% Very High
  5. 96044 65% Very High
  6. 96058 14% Very High
  7. 96094 48% Very High
  8. 96097 54% Very High