ZIP code 96135

Plumas County, including Chilcoot-Vinton

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/zip/96135

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    12% High · 2% 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

    45% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Sugar Fire, which burned 8,539 acres here, one of 9 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    48% 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 545 acres · State Responsibility Area 2%
  2. High 2,786 acres · 2,617 state, 169 local 12%
  3. Moderate 2,851 acres · 2,757 state, 94 local 13%
  4. Non-wildland 7,562 acres · Local Responsibility Area 34%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8,545 acres · Mostly federal land 38%

22,289 acres of land in all, 5,919 in the State Responsibility Area and 7,825 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. 2021 Sugar Fire Of 105,004 acres in all 8,539 acres
  2. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 22,631 acres in all 5,898 acres
  3. 1996 Maddalena Fire Of 3,975 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 2,041 acres
  4. 2020 Loyalton Fire Of 46,721 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 399 acres
  5. 2010 Gulch Fire Cause: Lightning 103 acres
  6. 2017 Ranch Fire Of 84 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 52 acres
  7. 2017 Elephant Fire Of 139 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 31 acres
  8. 2014 Chance Fire Of 29 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 28 acres
  9. 1974 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 10 acres

In all, 9,939 acres of ZIP code 96135 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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Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96135 12% High · 2% Very High · this area
  2. 96105 8% Very High
  3. 96118 9% Very High
  4. 96129 9% Very High