In 2025, fire departments serving Shasta County responded to 1,529 fire and hazmat incidents — including a single $750K property loss. FEMA NRI rates wildfire risk here as Very High.
Unauthorized burning lead by count. Top five categories make up about 51% of all calls.
Jul peaks. Dec dips.
8,409 incidents from 2021 through 2025.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1,948 | |
| 2022 | 1,946 | |
| 2023 | 1,655 | |
| 2024 | 1,331 | |
| 2025 | 1,529 |
For the 110 building fires departments responded to in 2025, here's how investigators classified them.
Largest single-incident property losses in Shasta County during 2025. These 10 fires alone account for 39% of the county's total.
| # | Property loss | City | Type | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Castella | Building fires | Major |
| 2 | $750,000 | PALOCEDRO | Building fires | Major |
| 3 | $500,000 | Centerville | Fire in mobile prop. used as a fixed struc., other | Major |
| 4 | $417,803 | STA73 | Building fires | Major |
| 5 | $400,000 | BOWMAN | Building fires | Major |
| 6 | $350,000 | BELLAVISTA | Building fires | Major |
| 7 | $300,000 | Lakehead | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | Major |
| 8 | $300,000 | Lakehead | Building fires | Major |
| 9 | $250,000 | Redding | Passenger vehicle fire | Major |
| 10 | $250,000 | REDDING | Building fires | Major |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples.
12 cities mapped to FIPS 06089.
| City | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| Redding | 93,327 | View › |
| Anderson | 11,267 | View › |
| Shasta Lake | 10,361 | View › |
| Cottonwood | 5,893 | View › |
| Happy Valley | 5,532 | View › |
| Bella Vista | 3,955 | View › |
| Palo Cedro | 3,396 | View › |
| Burney | 3,186 | View › |
| Shingletown | 2,248 | View › |
| Centerville | 2,204 | View › |
| Shasta | 1,376 | View › |
| Jones Valley | 969 | View › |
11 departments report from this county.
Top 10 fire perimeters by acres burned (state-scoped fallback while we build out per-county polygons).
County-level NFIRS aggregates for 2025, plus 5-year totals across 2021–2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Wildfire risk score (0–100) and Expected Annual Loss come from FEMA's National Risk Index. Drought class is the most recent USDM classification (D0 = abnormally dry through D4 = exceptional drought). Historical fire perimeters are sourced from the NIFC InterAgency Fire Perimeter History.