ZIP code 96105

Plumas, Sierra and Lassen counties, including Chilcoot-Vinton

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96105

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    8% 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

    72% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Ranch Fire, which burned 4 acres here, one of 68 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    92% 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 13,509 acres · State Responsibility Area 8%
  2. High 45,945 acres · 45,916 state, 29 local 28%
  3. Moderate 2,912 acres · 2,908 state, 4 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 15 acres · Local Responsibility Area <1%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 100,154 acres · Mostly federal land 62%

162,536 acres of land in all, 62,334 in the State Responsibility Area and 48 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. 2020 Loyalton Fire Of 46,721 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 39,005 acres
  2. 2021 Sugar Fire Of 105,004 acres in all 37,603 acres
  3. 2021 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 22,087 acres
  4. 1936 Unnamed fire Of 30,586 acres in all 8,104 acres
  5. 1994 Cottonwood Fire Of 48,057 acres in all · Cause: Arson 5,726 acres
  6. 1943 Unnamed fire Of 5,331 acres in all 4,298 acres
  7. 1984 Unnamed fire Of 9,461 acres in all · Cause: Smoking 3,386 acres
  8. 1954 Hallelujah Fire 2,748 acres
  9. 2003 Chilcoot Fire Of 5,642 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 2,739 acres
  10. 1949 Unnamed fire Of 3,546 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 2,514 acres

And 58 smaller fires. In all, 117,511 acres of ZIP code 96105 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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Communities in ZIP code 96105

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96105 8% Very High · this area
  2. 96109 8% Very High
  3. 96118 9% Very High
  4. 96122 43% Very High
  5. 96129 9% Very High
  6. 96135 12% High · 2% Very High