Yreka

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 2,611 acres · 54 state, 2,558 local 41%
  2. High 2,912 acres · 92 state, 2,820 local 45%
  3. Moderate 190 acres · Local Responsibility Area 3%
  4. Non-wildland 249 acres · Local Responsibility Area 4%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 474 acres · Mostly federal land 7%

  6,436 acres of land in all, 145 in the State Responsibility Area and 5,817 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. 1955 Haystack Fire 59,640 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 102 acres here
  2. 2006 Humbug Fire 41 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 9 acres here
  3. 2017 Apsuun Fire 12 acres in total · Cause: Arson 3 acres here
  4. 2017 Comstock Fire 6 acres in total · Cause: Arson 3 acres here

  The most recent was the 2017 Comstock Fire, which burned 3 acres here. In all, 115 acres of Yreka 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