Hiway 44 Fire

Wildfire in Shasta County, June 1965

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/2180/hiway-44-fire-1965

Key facts

Started June 16, 1965
Contained Not recorded
Burned 13,708 acres
Largest fire of 1965
Cause Not recorded
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Where it burned

County

  1. Shasta County 13,707 acres

Acres are the land the fire burned in each county and community, and places where it burned less than an acre are not listed. Communities are cities, towns and the unincorporated places the Census Bureau names, so land outside any of them is counted only in its county.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1950 Armstrong - Dersch Fire 3,670 acres in total 1,221 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 1980 Dersch Rd. Fire 145 acres shared
  2. 2003 Butte Fire 36 acres shared
  3. 2009 Hopeful Fire 11 acres in total · Cause: Debris burning 10 acres shared
  4. 2019 Cottage Fire 112 acres in total · Cause: Equipment use 67 acres shared
  5. 2024 Dersch Fire Cause: Vehicle 60 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Hiway 44 Fire, and fires that shared 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 history
CAL FIRE Fire and Resource Assessment Program
Published 28 July 2026
Building damage
CAL FIRE Damage Inspection
Updated 19 October 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