ZIP code 96117

Lassen County, including Litchfield

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96117

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    20% High

    Most of the 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

    51% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 R-3 Willow Fire, which burned 144 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

    94% 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. High 41,549 acres · 41,245 state, 304 local 20%
  2. Moderate 6,943 acres · 6,366 state, 578 local 3%
  3. Non-wildland 4,771 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 155,045 acres · Mostly federal land 74%

208,308 acres of land in all, 47,610 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,653 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. 2012 Rush Fire Of 315,512 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 102,437 acres
  2. 1990 Unnamed fire 14,450 acres
  3. 1961 Lightning #20 Fire Of 13,003 acres in all 7,468 acres
  4. 2002 Rush Fire Cause: Lightning 4,846 acres
  5. 2006 Observation Complex Of 4,393 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 1,433 acres
  6. 2003 Secret Fire Cause: Equipment use 1,193 acres
  7. 2004 Stoney Fire Cause: Lightning 954 acres
  8. 2018 Tumbleweed Fire Cause: Vehicle 645 acres
  9. 2003 Shinn Fire Cause: Lightning 594 acres
  10. 2020 R-2 Trumbull Fire Cause: Lightning 575 acres

And 23 smaller fires. In all, 106,349 acres of ZIP code 96117 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 96117

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96117 20% High · this area
  2. 96123 43% High · <1% Very High
  3. 96128 16% High
  4. 96130 24% Very High
  5. 96136 7% High