ZIP code 96096

Shasta County, including Whitmore

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96096

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    80% 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 Springs Fire, which burned 10 acres here, one of 11 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    13% 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 53,027 acres · State Responsibility Area 80%
  2. High 13,164 acres · State Responsibility Area 20%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 220 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

66,411 acres of land in all, 66,191 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. 1988 Fern Fire 7,557 acres
  2. 1978 Whitmore Ltg #32 Fire Of 7,285 acres in all 5,539 acres
  3. 1958 Blue Mt. Escape Fire Of 5,365 acres in all 4,038 acres
  4. 1958 Blue Mtn Escape Fire 1,365 acres
  5. 1968 V. Morelli Fire 1,316 acres
  6. 2003 Whitmore Fire Cause: Debris burning 1,004 acres
  7. 2002 Squirrel Fire Cause: Smoking 578 acres
  8. 2007 Whitmore 3 Fire Cause: Equipment use 43 acres
  9. 2002 B Line Fire Of 20 acres in all · Cause: Escaped prescribed burn 19 acres
  10. 2015 Ponderosa Fire Cause: Debris burning 15 acres

And 1 smaller fire. In all, 20,870 acres of ZIP code 96096 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 96096

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96096 80% Very High · this area
  2. 96062 40% Very High
  3. 96069 63% Very High
  4. 96088 86% Very High