Shasta County, CA Environment & Hazard Risk

• WildfireRelatively High$35.39M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 114 years
• EarthquakeRelatively Moderate$24.45M/yr expected annual loss, about once every 43 years
• Volcanic activityRelatively Moderate$245K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 455 years
• LandslideRelatively Moderate$77.9K/yr expected annual loss, about 6.4 events a year
• Heat waveRelatively Moderate$2.09M/yr expected annual loss, about 5.0 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Moderate$720K/yr expected annual loss, about 77 events a year
• Winter weatherRelatively Moderate$131K/yr expected annual loss, about 21 events a year
• LightningRelatively Moderate$432K/yr expected annual loss, about 14 events a year
• AvalancheVery Low$273/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years
• HailVery Low$57.69K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 10 years
• TornadoVery Low$149K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 15 years
• Strong windVery Low$57.39K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 66 years
• Cold waveVery Low$1/yr expected annual loss, about once every 6,128,217 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: coastal flooding, hurricane, ice storm, riverine flooding, tsunami.

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Homes with flood insurance

551 of 68,762 (0.8%)

Homes in high-risk flood zones

2,056

Insured in high-risk zones

393 (19%)

Flood claims since 1978

256

Claims paid since 1978

$4.87M

• Heavy Rain65 · 3 deaths
• Flood63
• Hail22
• Flash Flood12 · 4 deaths
• Wildfire11
• Excessive Heat5
• Funnel Cloud4
• Thunderstorm Wind3
• Debris Flow3 · 2 deaths
• Lightning2

• Wildfire10/16/1999

  Bella Vista, Shasta County

  4 injured, $22.2M damage

  What happened

  The Jones Incident was a civilian caused fire, but was aided by high winds and steep terrain. Four injuries and zero deaths were reported. The fire was responsible for burning over 26,000 acres as well as destroying 128 residences and 300 outbuildings. Fire suppression costs approached 4 million dollars.

• Heavy Rain11/19/1996

  Redding, Shasta County

  2 deaths

  What happened

  Police determined that low visibility in the rain was the main factor as a driver missed a stop sign as he approached a road "T" and drove the car into a concrete abutment. The heavy rain also destroyed 60,000 books in the Shasta county library when the roof sprung a leak.

• Flash Flood10/26/2014

  Inwood, Shasta County

  2 deaths

  What happened

  A 19 year old man and a 19-year-old women were driving in a vehicle that was swept off a small bridge over Lack Creek. Both were found drowned, their car about three quarters of a mile down stream. About 3.12 inches of rain fell nearby, measured by a RAWS station at Shingletown over 24 hours. Of that, 2.87 inches of rain fell in the 5 hours before the accident.

• Debris Flow02/22/2024

  Summit City, Shasta County

  2 deaths

  What happened

  At approximately 9:00 AM PST on Thursday, February, 22, 2024, Shasta County Sheriff's Office responded to a report that rocks and debris had broken away from a hillside, near a drainage culvert that leads to the Sacramento River. Two juveniles were caught in the debris, fell down the hillside and died. Heavy rainfall impacted the area from February 18-21, 2024, with observed rainfall totals of 3-8 inches near the site of the incident.

• Wildfire10/01/1999

  Redding, Shasta County

  4 injured, $13.3M damage

  What happened

  The Canyon Incident was an equipment caused fire, but was influenced by dry, north winds of 30 to 40 mph on September 27th and 28th. Four injuries and zero deaths were reported. The fire, which began September 27th, was responsible for burning over 2,500 acres as well as destroying 64 residences, 206 outbuildings, and 136 vehicles. Fire suppression costs totaled 1.4 million dollars.

• Flash Flood12/22/2025

  Redding, Shasta County

  1 death, $7M damage

  What happened

  A Convergence Zone set up over Redding/Shasta County around 1 PM on Sunday, December 21. Heavy rain fell until around 7 PM, where there was a lull before another line redeveloped and brought additional moderate to heavy rain into the late evening. County officials reported numerous reports of widespread flash flooding, stranded vehicles, and road closures. Commercial and residential damage was reported to over 170 structures with preliminary damage estimates upwards of 7 million dollars, from both public and private. One fatality was reported. Rain estimates were around 3-7 in 9 hours over the Redding and Southern Shasta County Area.

• Excessive Heat06/14/2026

  Shasta Lake Area and Interstate 5 Between 1000-3000 Ft

• Excessive Heat06/14/2026

  South-Central Shasta County Including Redding Metro

• Excessive Heat06/14/2026

  Eastern Shasta County Foothills Between 1000-3000 Ft

• Excessive Heat06/14/2026

  Western Shasta County Mountains Above 3000 Ft

• Excessive Heat06/14/2026

  Western Shasta County Foothills Between 1000-3000 Ft

• Heavy Snow04/21/2026

  Lassen Volcanic National Park

• Flood01/04/2026

  Pine Grove, Shasta County

• Flood01/04/2026

  Lakebed, Shasta County

• City of ReddingServes 90,254 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Bella Vista Water DistrictServes 18,767 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• City of AndersonServes 11,323 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+1 monitoring or reporting
• City of Shasta LakeServes 10,371 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Clear Creek Csd-AndersonServes 8,900 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Centerville C.s.d.Serves 4,244 · Purchased surface water · Local governmentNo health violations
• Cottonwood Water DistrictServes 3,316 · Groundwater · Local government1 health violation+2 monitoring or reporting
• Shasta C.s.d.Serves 3,069 · Surface water · Local governmentNo health violations