ZIP code 96071

Shasta County, including Old Station

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96071

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

    67% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Dixie Fire, which burned 1,122 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    100% 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 5,920 acres · State Responsibility Area 36%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 10,632 acres · Mostly federal land 64%

16,552 acres of land in all, 5,920 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2009 Sugarloaf Fire Of 9,354 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 6,809 acres
  2. 1910 Unnamed fire Of 9,446 acres in all 2,188 acres
  3. 2021 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 1,122 acres
  4. 1920 Unnamed fire Of 2,673 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 800 acres
  5. 1955 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 447 acres
  6. 1924 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 177 acres
  7. 1920 Unnamed fire Of 9,963 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 106 acres
  8. 1922 Unnamed fire Of 515 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 60 acres
  9. 2013 Logan Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 23 acres

In all, 11,075 acres of ZIP code 96071 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 96071

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96071 36% Very High · this area
  2. 96040 27% Very High