Shaver Lake

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 13,785 acres · State Responsibility Area 62%
  2. High 59 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 8,276 acres · Mostly federal land 37%

  22,120 acres of land in all, 13,844 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

  The 10 largest of 13 fires that burned here

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  1. 2020 Creek Fire 379,842 acres in total 14,305 acres here
  2. 1924 Unnamed fire 4,077 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3,707 acres here
  3. 1936 Unnamed fire 739 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 728 acres here
  4. 1918 Unnamed fire 3,003 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 220 acres here
  5. 1919 Unnamed fire 205 acres in total 153 acres here
  6. 1919 Unnamed fire 126 acres here
  7. 1911 Unnamed fire 96 acres in total 95 acres here
  8. 1954 Unnamed fire Cause: Miscellaneous 78 acres here
  9. 2004 Peterson Fire 68 acres here
  10. 1911 Unnamed fire 43 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 40 acres here

  And 3 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2020 Creek Fire, which burned 14,305 acres here. In all, 14,881 acres of Shaver 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