Shelter Cove

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,386 acres · State Responsibility Area 37%
  2. High 1,362 acres · State Responsibility Area 37%
  3. Moderate 26 acres · State Responsibility Area 1%
  4. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 945 acres · Mostly federal land 25%

  3,719 acres of land in all, 2,774 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

  Fires CAL FIRE has recorded here

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  1. 1973 Finley Creek Fire 12,833 acres in total 3,470 acres here
  2. 1964 Telegraph Creek Fire 497 acres here
  3. 1988 Saddle Fire 5,908 acres in total · Cause: Smoking 5 acres here

  The most recent was the 1988 Saddle Fire, which burned 5 acres here. In all, 3,471 acres of Shelter Cove 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