Shingletown

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/71568/shingletown

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    98% 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

    5% has burned

    Most recently the 2020 Ridge Fire, which burned 1 acre here, one of 7 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    89% 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 15,469 acres · State Responsibility Area 98%
  2. High 21 acres · State Responsibility Area <1%
  3. Not mapped by CAL FIRE 263 acres · Mostly federal land 2%

15,753 acres of land in all, 15,490 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

Fires that burned here

  1. 2008 Shingletown Fire Of 388 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 317 acres
  2. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 286 acres in all 250 acres
  3. 1926 Unnamed fire Of 2,391 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 101 acres
  4. 1931 Unnamed fire Of 122 acres in all · Cause: Miscellaneous 73 acres
  5. 2017 Grace Fire Cause: Arson 45 acres
  6. 2003 Ridge Fire Of 49 acres in all 15 acres
  7. 2020 Ridge Fire Of 17 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 1 acre

In all, 802 acres of Shingletown 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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