ZIP code 96073

Shasta County, including Palo Cedro, Bella Vista and Millville

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Report created October 31, 2026 at www.firezones.org/zip/96073

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    1. Very High 5,122 acres · State Responsibility Area 18%
    2. High 23,758 acres · State Responsibility Area 81%
    3. Moderate 216 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
    4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 87 acres · Mostly federal land <1%

    29,182 acres of land in all, 29,095 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

    Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

    1. 1999 Jones Fire 26,203 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 3,825 acres here
    2. 1951 Swede Creek Fire 932 acres here
    3. 1950 Frisbie Fire 921 acres here
    4. 1951 G. Chatham Fire 1,458 acres in total 139 acres here
    5. 2007 Silver Fire Cause: Equipment use 111 acres here
    6. 1953 Lightning Strike #19 Fire 434 acres in total 61 acres here
    7. 2019 Gilbert Fire Cause: Equipment use 33 acres here
    8. 2023 Dura Fire Cause: Equipment use 29 acres here

    The most recent was the 2023 Dura Fire, which burned 29 acres here. In all, 5,621 acres of ZIP code 96073 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 96073

Neighboring ZIP codes

  1. 96073 18% Very High · this area
  2. 96002 44% High
  3. 96003 52% Very High
  4. 96007 46% Very High
  5. 96008 71% Very High
  6. 96062 40% Very High
  7. 96069 63% 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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