ZIP code 96115

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,625 acres · 4,108 state, 1,518 local 6%
  2. High 4,024 acres · 998 state, 3,027 local 4%
  3. Moderate 11,605 acres · 2,149 state, 9,456 local 12%
  4. Non-wildland 42,597 acres · Local Responsibility Area 42%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 36,871 acres · Mostly federal land 37%

  100,723 acres of land in all, 7,254 in the State Responsibility Area and 56,598 in the Local. 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 12 fires that burned here

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  1. 1940 Sugar Hill3 Fire 20,121 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 5,132 acres here
  2. 1999 Lake2 Fire 2,841 acres here
  3. 1918 Mill Creek Fire 261 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 152 acres here
  4. 1983 Unnamed fire 60 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 54 acres here
  5. 1987 Unnamed fire Cause: Equipment use 32 acres here
  6. 1979 Shartell Fire Cause: Smoking 31 acres here
  7. 2025 Willow Fire Cause: Lightning 29 acres here
  8. 1980 Heath Fire Cause: Lightning 28 acres here
  9. 1926 Fort Bidwell Fire 13,101 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 21 acres here
  10. 1980 Unnamed fire Cause: Lightning 18 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Fandango Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 8,260 acres of ZIP code 96115 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