ZIP code 96080

Tehama County, including Red Bluff, Bend, Paynes Creek and others

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96080

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    38% Very High

    Most 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

    36% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Clearwater Fire, which burned 2 acres here, one of 112 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    80% 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 160,098 acres · 159,858 state, 241 local 38%
  2. High 166,662 acres · 162,569 state, 4,093 local 40%
  3. Moderate 36,830 acres · 32,389 state, 4,441 local 9%
  4. Non-wildland 24,502 acres · Local Responsibility Area 6%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 28,727 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

416,820 acres of land in all, 354,816 in the State Responsibility Area and 33,277 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. 1976 Skinner Mill Fire Of 89,133 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 47,009 acres
  2. 1936 China Gulch Fire Of 53,541 acres in all 32,013 acres
  3. 1961 Big Antelope Fire Of 46,931 acres in all 23,640 acres
  4. 2020 August Complex Of 1,032,700 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 16,570 acres
  5. 1973 Inskip Grade Fire Of 19,561 acres in all 12,698 acres
  6. 2024 Park Fire Of 429,603 acres in all · Cause: Arson 11,321 acres
  7. 1961 Soap Butte Fire 10,631 acres
  8. 1943 Dales\\Soap Buttes Fire Of 17,351 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 8,484 acres
  9. 1929 Red Bank Fire Cause: Campfire 7,029 acres
  10. 1948 Manton Fire Of 8,605 acres in all 6,743 acres

And 102 smaller fires. In all, 150,125 acres of ZIP code 96080 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 96080

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96080 38% Very High · this area
  2. 96007 46% Very High
  3. 96021 10% Very High
  4. 96022 57% Very High
  5. 96029 99% High · 1% Very High
  6. 96035 21% Moderate · <1% High
  7. 96055 36% Very High
  8. 96059 77% Very High
  9. 96074 42% Very High
  10. 96075 77% Very High
  11. 96076 44% Very High
  12. 96078 57% High