Yreka

City in Siskiyou County

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Report created October 27, 2026 at www.firezones.info/community/86944/yreka

Summary

  • Fire hazard severity zones

    Share of the land in each CAL FIRE hazard class

    41% Very High

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

  • Fire history

    Share of the land inside a recorded wildfire perimeter

    2% has burned

    Most recently the 2017 Comstock Fire, which burned 3 acres here, one of 4 fires on record.

  • Power line fire risk

    Share of the land in the High Fire-Threat District

    79% Elevated

    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 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 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. 1955 Haystack Fire Of 59,640 acres in all · Cause: Lightning 102 acres
  2. 2006 Humbug Fire Of 41 acres in all · Cause: Vehicle 9 acres
  3. 2017 Apsuun Fire Of 12 acres in all · Cause: Arson 3 acres
  4. 2017 Comstock Fire Of 6 acres in all · Cause: Arson 3 acres

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

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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