ZIP code 96011

Shasta County, including Big Bend

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/96011

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 41,668 acres · State Responsibility Area 56%
    2. High 505 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 32,352 acres · Mostly federal land 43%

    74,525 acres of land in all, 42,173 of it in the State Responsibility Area. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since April 1, 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

  • Fire history

    The 10 largest of 11 fires that burned here

    1. 2009 Chalk Fire Cause: Lightning 6,846 acres here
    2. 2017 Berry Fire Cause: Lightning 994 acres here
    3. 1990 Devil Fire Cause: Lightning 492 acres here
    4. 1987 Unnamed fire 469 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 443 acres here
    5. 2001 Powerhouse Fire 416 acres here
    6. 1990 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 103 acres here
    7. 1945 Unnamed fire 109 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 102 acres here
    8. 1923 Unnamed fire 532 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 82 acres here
    9. 1982 Unnamed fire Cause: Arson 71 acres here
    10. 2012 Bagley Fire 46,040 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 54 acres here

    And 1 smaller fire. The most recent was the 2017 Berry Fire, which burned 994 acres here. In all, 8,432 acres of ZIP code 96011 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

Nearby areas

Communities in ZIP code 96011

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96011 56% Very High · this area
  2. 96013 58% Very High
  3. 96065 66% Very High

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published June 27, 2025, local map February 2, 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published July 28, 2026

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