Redding

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/59920/redding

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    20% Very High

    Most of the Very High land is in the Local Responsibility Area, where the City of Redding adopts the zones CAL FIRE recommends.

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  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    13% has burned

    Most recently the 2021 Fawn Fire, which burned 63 acres here, one of 7 fires on record.

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  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    13% Extreme

    Utilities may shut off power in the CPUC High Fire-Threat District in fire weather, and homes outside it can lose power when their lines run through it.

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Land by hazard class

  1. Very High 7,985 acres · 40 state, 7,945 local 20%
  2. High 12,033 acres · 16 state, 12,018 local 31%
  3. Moderate 5,355 acres · 1 state, 5,354 local 14%
  4. Non-wildland 13,101 acres · Local Responsibility Area 34%
  5. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 544 acres · Mostly federal land 1%

39,020 acres of land in all, 57 in the State Responsibility Area and 38,418 in the Local. State zones are the ones the State Fire Marshal designated, in effect since 1 April 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 1954 Airport Fire Of 2,678 acres in all 2,036 acres
  2. 2018 Carr Fire Of 229,651 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 1,935 acres
  3. 1999 Jones Fire Of 26,203 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 1,026 acres
  4. 1960 Nettleton #3 Fire Of 512 acres in all 106 acres
  5. 2021 Fawn Fire Of 8,576 acres in all · Cause: Arson 63 acres
  6. 2015 China Fire Of 175 acres in all · Cause: Equipment use 29 acres
  7. 1995 Keswick Fire Cause: Smoking 17 acres

In all, 5,196 acres of Redding 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

Sources

Fire hazard severity zones
CAL FIRE Office of the State Fire Marshal
State map published 27 June 2025, local map 2 February 2026
Fire history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Power line fire risk
California Public Utilities Commission
Published 23 February 2026

This site is independent and not affiliated with CAL FIRE or the CPUC, so for an official determination, check with the agency or your city or county. How we read the data

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Neighboring communities

  1. Redding 20% Very High · this area
  2. Anderson 28% Very High
  3. Centerville 88% Very High
  4. Happy Valley 86% Very High
  5. Keswick 55% Very High
  6. Shasta 74% Very High
  7. Shasta Lake 87% Very High