ZIP code 96104

Modoc County, including Cedarville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96104

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    7% High · 3% Very High

    Most of the High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where each city or county adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    3% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Parker2 Fire, which burned 1,926 acres here, one of 18 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    33% 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 4,302 acres · 4,273 state, 29 local 3%
  2. High 11,002 acres · 4,821 state, 6,181 local 7%
  3. Moderate 10,871 acres · 1,255 state, 9,617 local 7%
  4. Non-wildland 47,593 acres · Local Responsibility Area 31%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 79,067 acres · Mostly federal land 52%

152,834 acres of land in all, 10,348 in the State Responsibility Area and 63,419 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. 2017 Parker2 Fire Of 7,693 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,926 acres
  2. 1934 Releford Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 472 acres
  3. 1991 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 461 acres
  4. 1987 Cedar Fire Cause: Lightning 350 acres
  5. 1958 Parker Cr. Fire Of 1,272 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 322 acres
  6. 2001 Canyon Fire Cause: Lightning 225 acres
  7. 2002 Twenty-Nine Fire 133 acres
  8. 1918 Mill Creek Fire Of 261 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 109 acres
  9. 2012 40 Fire Cause: Lightning 39 acres
  10. 1921 Cedar Pass Fire Of 271 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 31 acres

And 8 smaller fires. In all, 3,844 acres of ZIP code 96104 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 96104

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96104 7% High · 3% Very High · this area
  2. 96101 13% Very High
  3. 96108 9% Very High
  4. 96110 10% High · <1% Very High
  5. 96115 6% Very High