Sheep #1 Fire

Wildfire in Shasta County, August 1999

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/5444/sheep-1-fire-1999

Key facts

Started August 23, 1999
Contained September 19, 1999, after 27 days
Burned 12,400 acres
13th largest fire of 1999
Cause Lightning
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Where it burned

County

  1. Shasta County 12,400 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. 1931 Unnamed fire 424 acres in total · Cause: Miscellaneous 320 acres shared
  2. 1951 Unnamed fire 189 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 182 acres shared
  3. 1962 East Fork Fire 5,162 acres in total 8 acres shared
  4. 1990 Bow Fire 551 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 28 acres shared

Burned again

  1. 2018 Carr Fire 229,651 acres in total · Cause: Vehicle 12,345 acres shared
  2. 2025 Horse Fire 430 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 3 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Sheep #1 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