Fawn Fire

Wildfire in Shasta County, September 2021

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Printed October 28, 2026 from www.firezones.info/fire/8283/fawn-fire-2021

Key facts

Started September 22, 2021
Contained September 29, 2021, after 7 days
Burned 8,576 acres
19th largest fire of 2021
Cause Arson
Buildings 185 destroyed, 26 damaged
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Where it burned

County

  1. Shasta County 8,574 acres

Communities

  1. Jones Valley 96 acres
  2. Redding 63 acres
  3. Mountain Gate 8 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.

Buildings damaged

  1. Destroyed Over 50% damaged 185
  2. Major damage 25 to 50% damaged 2
  3. Minor damage 10 to 25% damaged 2
  4. Affected Up to 10% damaged 22

Buildings CAL FIRE inspected after the fire, by how badly each was damaged. Inspectors record homes, businesses and outbuildings within 100 meters of the fire, and cannot always reach every one, so the counts can differ slightly from other reports.

The same land, other fires

Burned before

  1. 1983 Kittyhawk Fire 262 acres shared
  2. 1990 Bear Fire 1,444 acres in total · Cause: Lightning 1,390 acres shared
  3. 2019 Mountain Fire 493 acres in total 147 acres shared

Acres are the land each fire shares with the Fawn 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