ZIP code 96086

Siskiyou County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96086

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    3% 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

    83% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Blue Fire, which burned 3,710 acres here, one of 42 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    98% Elevated · 2% Extreme

    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 4,438 acres · State Responsibility Area 3%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 126,054 acres · Mostly federal land 97%

130,492 acres of land in all, 4,438 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. 2014 Frying Pan Fire Of 133,177 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 31,103 acres
  2. 1987 Fort/Copper Fire Cause: Lightning 30,703 acres
  3. 2012 Goff Fire Cause: Lightning 22,262 acres
  4. 2017 Abney Fire Of 32,893 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 19,942 acres
  5. 1987 Lake Fire Of 18,234 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 13,290 acres
  6. 1951 Three Devils Fire Cause: Lightning 10,487 acres
  7. 2020 Devil Fire 8,867 acres
  8. 2022 Yeti Fire 7,879 acres
  9. 2017 Cedar Fire Of 9,129 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 6,422 acres
  10. 1966 Indian Ridge Fire Of 11,744 acres in all · Cause: Arson 6,408 acres

And 32 smaller fires. In all, 108,077 acres of ZIP code 96086 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96086 3% Very High · this area
  2. 96032 42% Very High
  3. 96039 3% Very High
  4. 96044 65% Very High
  5. 96050 38% Very High
  6. 96085 20% Very High