ZIP code 96134

Modoc and Siskiyou counties, including Newell and Tulelake

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96134

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    17% High · <1% Very 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

    40% has burned

    Most recently the 2025 Perez Fire, which burned 15 acres here, one of 105 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    Not elevated

    Outside the CPUC High Fire-Threat District, though a shutoff can still reach homes whose lines run through it.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 828 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  2. High 37,347 acres · 31,707 state, 5,640 local 17%
  3. Moderate 4,450 acres · 3,198 state, 1,252 local 2%
  4. Non-wildland 50,115 acres · Local Responsibility Area 22%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 131,581 acres · Mostly federal land 59%

224,321 acres of land in all, 35,732 in the State Responsibility Area and 57,008 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. 2020 Caldwell Fire Of 81,225 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 43,869 acres
  2. 1941 Mammoth Fire Of 15,607 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 15,233 acres
  3. 1938 Hospital Roc Fire Of 14,245 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 12,694 acres
  4. 1957 Milepost 40 Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 12,181 acres
  5. 1936 Cornell Fire Of 22,050 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 10,082 acres
  6. 2003 Ackley Fire Cause: Lightning 9,590 acres
  7. 1950 Mammoth Fire 7,060 acres
  8. 2008 Jack Fire Of 6,068 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 5,860 acres
  9. 2019 Tucker Fire Of 14,142 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,161 acres
  10. 1944 Twin Sister Fire Of 4,497 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 3,971 acres

And 95 smaller fires. In all, 89,166 acres of ZIP code 96134 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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