ZIP code 96065

Shasta County, including Montgomery Creek

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96065

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    66% 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

    48% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Green Fire, which burned 12,282 acres here, one of 15 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    >99% 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 58,319 acres · State Responsibility Area 66%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 30,510 acres · Mostly federal land 34%

88,828 acres of land in all, 58,319 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. 1992 Fountain Fire Of 60,290 acres in all · Cause: Arson 27,913 acres
  2. 2025 Green Fire Of 19,022 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 12,282 acres
  3. 1924 Unnamed fire 2,404 acres
  4. 2024 Shoe Fire Of 5,124 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,389 acres
  5. 1935 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 728 acres
  6. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 197 acres
  7. 1949 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 109 acres
  8. 2002 Wengler Fire Of 36 acres in all · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 35 acres
  9. 2008 Round Fire Cause: Lightning 30 acres
  10. 2012 Lca 1-9 Fire Cause: Lightning 20 acres

And 5 smaller fires. In all, 42,881 acres of ZIP code 96065 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 96065

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96065 66% Very High · this area
  2. 96008 71% Very High
  3. 96011 56% Very High
  4. 96013 58% Very High
  5. 96051 32% Very High
  6. 96084 92% Very High