Shasta County

Summary

• Fire hazard severity zones

  Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

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  1. Very High 1,198,462 acres · 1,167,965 state, 30,497 local 49%
  2. High 214,408 acres · 189,201 state, 25,207 local 9%
  3. Moderate 21,371 acres · 6,084 state, 15,287 local 1%
  4. Non-wildland 40,360 acres · Local Responsibility Area 2%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 987,470 acres · Mostly federal land 40%

  2,462,071 acres of land in all, 1,363,250 in the State Responsibility Area and 111,351 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 591 fires that burned here

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  1. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 207,354 acres here
  2. 2021 Dixie Fire 963,405 acres in total · Cause: Power lines 72,066 acres here
  3. 1992 Fountain Fire Cause: Arson 60,288 acres here
  4. 2018 Delta Fire 63,506 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 56,248 acres here
  5. 2020 Zogg Fire 56,338 acres in total 51,980 acres here
  6. 2012 Bagley Fire Cause: Lightning 46,040 acres here
  7. 2018 Hirz Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 40,606 acres here
  8. 2008 Moon Fire Cause: Lightning 35,193 acres here
  9. 2014 Eiler Fire Cause: Miscellaneous 31,954 acres here
  10. 2008 Motion Fire Cause: Lightning 28,322 acres here

  And 581 smaller fires. The most recent was the 2025 Buell Fire, which burned 13 acres here. In all, 1,142,077 acres of Shasta County 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