Shasta Lake

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 6,071 acres · 74 state, 5,997 local 87%
  2. High 549 acres · 7 state, 542 local 8%
  3. Moderate 139 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 224 acres · Mostly federal land 3%

  6,982 acres of land in all, 80 in the State Responsibility Area and 6,678 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. 1963 S.p.r.r. #14 Fire 726 acres here
  2. 2004 Lake Fire 119 acres in total · Cause: Arson 115 acres here
  3. 2006 Shasta Fire 146 acres in total 40 acres here
  4. 2022 Flanagan Fire 89 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 26 acres here
  5. 2004 Tierra Fire 18 acres in total 14 acres here
  6. 2023 Ruby Fire Cause: Equipment use 3 acres here

  The most recent was the 2023 Ruby Fire, which burned 3 acres here. In all, 925 acres of Shasta Lake 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