ZIP code 96115

Modoc County, including Lake City

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96115

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    6% 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

    8% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Fandango Fire, which burned 13 acres here, one of 12 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    20% 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 5,625 acres · 4,108 state, 1,518 local 6%
  2. High 4,024 acres · 998 state, 3,027 local 4%
  3. Moderate 11,605 acres · 2,149 state, 9,456 local 12%
  4. Non-wildland 42,597 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 36,871 acres · Mostly federal land 37%

100,723 acres of land in all, 7,254 in the State Responsibility Area and 56,598 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 5,132 acres
  2. 1999 Lake2 Fire 2,841 acres
  3. 1918 Mill Creek Fire Of 261 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 152 acres
  4. 1983 Unnamed fire Of 60 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 54 acres
  5. 1987 Unnamed fire Cause: Equipment use 32 acres
  6. 1979 Shartell Fire Cause: Smoking 31 acres
  7. 2025 Willow Fire Cause: Lightning 29 acres
  8. 1980 Heath Fire Cause: Lightning 28 acres
  9. 1926 Fort Bidwell Fire Of 13,101 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 21 acres
  10. 1980 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 18 acres

And 2 smaller fires. In all, 8,260 acres of ZIP code 96115 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 96115

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96115 6% Very High · this area
  2. 96101 13% Very High
  3. 96104 7% High · 3% Very High
  4. 96108 9% Very High
  5. 96112 14% High · 4% Very High