Shasta

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 5,155 acres · 5,151 state, 4 local 74%
  2. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 1,842 acres · Mostly federal land 26%

  6,998 acres of land in all, 5,151 in the State Responsibility Area and 4 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. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 6,989 acres here
  2. 1972 Swasey Dr Fire 1,858 acres in total · Cause: Arson 1,586 acres here
  3. 1973 Lower Springs Fire 1,340 acres in total 636 acres here
  4. 1956 Sugar Loaf Mine Fire 710 acres in total 532 acres here
  5. 1958 Grant School Fire 821 acres in total 444 acres here
  6. 1978 Lower Springs Rd. Fire 494 acres in total 282 acres here
  7. 1982 Lower Springs Fire Cause: Arson 255 acres here
  8. 1996 Swasey Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 51 acres here
  9. 2002 Swasey Fire 30 acres here
  10. 1994 Democrate Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 18 acres here

  And 2 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2021 House Fire, which burned 8 acres here. In all, 6,991 acres of Shasta 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