ZIP code 96097

Siskiyou County, including Yreka

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96097

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    54% Very High

    Most 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 2025 Heaven Fire, which burned 19 acres here, one of 73 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    97% 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 62,949 acres · 60,333 state, 2,616 local 54%
  2. High 10,252 acres · 7,113 state, 3,138 local 9%
  3. Moderate 347 acres · 142 state, 204 local <1%
  4. Non-wildland 294 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 42,768 acres · Mostly federal land 37%

116,609 acres of land in all, 67,589 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,252 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. 1955 Haystack Fire Of 59,640 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 20,683 acres
  2. 2022 Mckinney Fire Of 60,102 acres in all 10,104 acres
  3. 2007 China Fire Cause: Lightning 2,939 acres
  4. 1939 Printer Gulch Fire Cause: Smoking 2,446 acres
  5. 2019 Lime Fire Cause: Lightning 1,874 acres
  6. 2001 Jones Fire Of 1,547 acres in all · Cause: Debris burning 1,440 acres
  7. 1947 Cayuse Gulch Fire Cause: Smoking 1,301 acres
  8. 1992 Garvey Fire 872 acres
  9. 2014 Beaver Fire Of 32,493 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 740 acres
  10. 2016 Grade Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 710 acres

And 63 smaller fires. In all, 35,738 acres of ZIP code 96097 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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  1. 96097 54% Very High · this area
  2. 96014 69% Very High
  3. 96032 42% Very High
  4. 96034 49% Very High
  5. 96038 42% Very High
  6. 96044 65% Very High
  7. 96050 38% Very High
  8. 96064 40% Very High