Redding

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 7,985 acres · 40 state, 7,945 local 20%
  2. High 12,033 acres · 16 state, 12,018 local 31%
  3. Moderate 5,355 acres · 1 state, 5,354 local 14%
  4. Non-wildland 13,101 acres · Local Responsibility Area 34%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 544 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

  39,020 acres of land in all, 57 in the State Responsibility Area and 38,418 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1954 Airport Fire 2,678 acres in total 2,036 acres here
  2. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 1,935 acres here
  3. 1999 Jones Fire 26,203 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,026 acres here
  4. 1960 Nettleton #3 Fire 512 acres in total 106 acres here
  5. 2021 Fawn Fire 8,576 acres in total · Cause: Arson 63 acres here
  6. 2015 China Fire 175 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 29 acres here
  7. 1995 Keswick Fire Cause: Smoking 17 acres here

  The most recent was the 2021 Fawn Fire, which burned 63 acres here. In all, 5,196 acres of Redding 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