ZIP code 96088

Shasta County, including Shingletown

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96088

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    86% 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

    23% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Dersch Fire, which burned 60 acres here, one of 40 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    26% 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 95,918 acres · State Responsibility Area 86%
  2. High 12,045 acres · State Responsibility Area 11%
  3. Moderate 254 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 2,697 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

110,914 acres of land in all, 108,217 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. 1965 Hiway 44 Fire Of 13,708 acres in all 12,760 acres
  2. 2012 Ponderosa Fire Of 27,670 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 4,248 acres
  3. 1917 Unnamed fire Of 2,194 acres in all 1,711 acres
  4. 1911 Unnamed fire 1,458 acres
  5. 1966 Lightning #13 Fire Of 3,750 acres in all 948 acres
  6. 1917 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 540 acres
  7. 1962 Duncan R.i. Escape Fire Of 736 acres in all 508 acres
  8. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 1,476 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 493 acres
  9. 1950 Armstrong - Dersch Fire Of 3,670 acres in all 354 acres
  10. 2008 Kirkman Fire Of 2,054 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 347 acres

And 30 smaller fires. In all, 25,684 acres of ZIP code 96088 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 96088

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96088 86% Very High · this area
  2. 96007 46% Very High
  3. 96059 77% Very High
  4. 96062 40% Very High
  5. 96075 77% Very High
  6. 96096 80% Very High