Shaver Lake

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/71246/shaver-lake

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    62% Very High

    All of the Very High land is in the State Responsibility Area, where the State Fire Marshal's zones apply.

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    67% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 Creek Fire, which burned 14,305 acres here, one of 13 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    93% 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.

Land by hazard class

  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 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

Largest fires

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

And 3 smaller fires. 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

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

Nearby areas

ZIP codes in Shaver Lake

Neighboring communities

  1. Shaver Lake 62% Very High · this area
  2. Auberry 34% Very High