ZIP code 96074

Tehama County, including Paskenta

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96074

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    42% 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

    31% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 August Complex, which burned 9,381 acres here, one of 14 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    93% 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 24,409 acres · State Responsibility Area 42%
  2. High 24,133 acres · State Responsibility Area 41%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 9,637 acres · Mostly federal land 17%

58,179 acres of land in all, 48,542 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. 2020 August Complex Of 1,032,700 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 9,381 acres
  2. 2000 Weinstein Fire Of 8,284 acres in all · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 7,031 acres
  3. 2008 Whiskey Fire Of 7,783 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,826 acres
  4. 1932 Elder Creek Fire Cause: Equipment use 2,719 acres
  5. 1999 Pellows Fire Cause: Equipment use 634 acres
  6. 1964 Davies #2 Fire 489 acres
  7. 1952 Wilder Fire Cause: Debris burning 441 acres
  8. 1958 Robinson Fire 411 acres
  9. 1924 Thoms Creek Fire Of 6,170 acres in all 345 acres
  10. 1952 Digger Creek Fire 294 acres

And 4 smaller fires. In all, 18,307 acres of ZIP code 96074 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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Communities in ZIP code 96074

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96074 42% Very High · this area
  2. 95963 9% Very High
  3. 96021 10% Very High
  4. 96029 99% High · 1% Very High
  5. 96080 38% Very High