ZIP code 96114

Lassen County, including Janesville

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96114

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    21% 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

    26% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Byers Fire, which burned 87 acres here, one of 17 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    59% 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 9,183 acres · 9,177 state, 6 local 21%
  2. High 11,058 acres · 9,772 state, 1,286 local 26%
  3. Moderate 1,368 acres · 755 state, 613 local 3%
  4. Non-wildland 11,896 acres · Local Responsibility Area 27%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 9,781 acres · Mostly federal land 23%

43,286 acres of land in all, 19,704 in the State Responsibility Area and 13,801 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. 2021 Dixie Fire Of 963,405 acres in all · Cause: Power lines 5,824 acres
  2. 1985 Bass Fire Of 2,382 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 2,310 acres
  3. 1989 Eagle Fire Of 4,665 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,821 acres
  4. 1927 Unnamed fire 725 acres
  5. 1944 Unnamed fire 716 acres
  6. 1973 Sunnyside Dump #3 Fire 640 acres
  7. 2003 A-3 Fire Of 1,051 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 468 acres
  8. 1917 Unnamed fire 320 acres
  9. 2018 Hyatt Fire Of 432 acres in all · Cause: Playing with fire 303 acres
  10. 1995 Byers Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 252 acres

And 7 smaller fires. In all, 11,149 acres of ZIP code 96114 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

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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96114 21% Very High · this area
  2. 96121 27% Very High
  3. 96128 16% High
  4. 96130 24% Very High
  5. 96136 7% High