ZIP code 96128

Lassen County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96128

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    16% High

    Most of the High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    10% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Byers Fire, which burned 18 acres here, one of 5 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    21% 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.

Land by hazard class

  1. High 2,381 acres · 2,075 state, 307 local 16%
  2. Moderate 273 acres · 189 state, 84 local 2%
  3. Non-wildland 10,253 acres · Local Responsibility Area 71%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,588 acres · Mostly federal land 11%

14,495 acres of land in all, 2,264 in the State Responsibility Area and 10,644 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1996 Byers Fire Of 1,019 acres in all 867 acres
  2. 2003 A-3 Fire Of 1,051 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 583 acres
  3. 2018 Hyatt Fire Of 432 acres in all · Cause: Playing with fire 128 acres
  4. 1996 Pass Fire Of 88 acres in all 87 acres
  5. 2025 Byers Fire Of 105 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 18 acres

In all, 1,459 acres of ZIP code 96128 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. 96128 16% High · this area
  2. 96114 21% Very High
  3. 96117 20% High
  4. 96130 24% Very High
  5. 96136 7% High