ZIP code 96108

Modoc County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96108

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    9% 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

    21% has burned

    Most recently the 2024 Pencil Fire, which burned 394 acres here, one of 33 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    66% 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 10,706 acres · 10,566 state, 140 local 9%
  2. High 22,409 acres · 14,675 state, 7,734 local 18%
  3. Moderate 6,898 acres · 2,306 state, 4,592 local 6%
  4. Non-wildland 21,037 acres · Local Responsibility Area 17%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 61,074 acres · Mostly federal land 50%

122,124 acres of land in all, 27,547 in the State Responsibility Area and 33,503 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. 1940 Sugar Hill3 Fire Of 20,121 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 10,491 acres
  2. 1940 Middle Fork Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 4,123 acres
  3. 2012 Barry Point Fire Of 92,945 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3,900 acres
  4. 2007 Fletcher Fire Of 8,082 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3,854 acres
  5. 1939 Crane Cr. Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 2,517 acres
  6. 2006 Sage Fire Of 4,854 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,913 acres
  7. 1934 Zamboni Fire Of 1,560 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 751 acres
  8. 1940 Sugar Hill2 Fire Of 2,796 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 609 acres
  9. 2024 Pencil Fire Cause: Lightning 394 acres
  10. 1988 Renner Fire Cause: Lightning 253 acres

And 23 smaller fires. In all, 25,987 acres of ZIP code 96108 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

Neighboring ZIP codes

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