1 full time Chief and Captain
and 21 Volunteers.

1 full time Chief and Captain
and 21 Volunteers.

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After a slow start to the year, the Lake Shastina Fire Department has seen its call volume pick up considerably.

For the month of March the departments calls for service are broken down as follows:

  • Medical Assistance (23)
  • Structure Fire (3)
  • Traffic Collision (4)
  • Vegetation Fire. (2)
  • Personal Assistance (1)

Good news! our Green Waste site is back open. Take advantage of the next open date as we are quickly approaching the warmer/dryer months and soon we will have to close the site for the summer. Watch for opening times and dates updated on this Webpage or the Green information board located on Big Bprings Road in front of the administration building. Remember the green waste site is available for Lake Shastina & Rancho Hills property owners or their agents only. We only accept green waste. No household items of any kind.

Our new engine bay is working out nicely for our department. We are now able to keep all four of our Engines inside a spacious climate controlled building. Stay tuned for more updates as the construction is still “work in progress”.

The Lake Shastina Fire Department is looking for dedicated community members who are interested in volunteering with the fire department. Our trainings are every Wednesday night from 6-8 p.m. The department provides all the training and equipment needed to serve your community as a Volunteer fire fighter. Call the station at 530 938-3161 or stop by during normal business hours.

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For September Lake Shastina Fire responded to 29 calls for service, including:

  • 21 medical aids
  • 4 public assists
  • 1 vehicle fire
  • 1 traffic collision
  • 1 wildland fire
  • 1 residential fire

The Lake Shastina community received an ISO rating of 3, the lowest rating the community has ever received. ISO (Insurance Services Office) ratings are based on a scale from 1-10, and the lower the score the better. A rating of 3 means that homeowners live in a community with strong public protection services, some of the main ones being water supply (hydrants), fire department dispatches and response times, fire alarms, and more. Lake Shastina receiving a rating of 3 translates to a potential drop in insurance pricing- if you live in Lake Shastina it may be worth contacting your insurance company to update the ISO rating for your home.

There are hydrants located every 500 ft. in the Lake Shastina community

In September, Engines 3112 and 3118 assisted in the River Complex over in the Callahan area. LSFD firefighters worked on strike team assignments and as single resources to prevent the fire from entering the local town of Callahan and other surrounding areas. Structure protection, fire suppression, mop up, cutting line, and laying hose were all key skills performed by firefighters to help with the fire. The River Complex is currently 199,343 acres and is 92% contained.

LSFD firefighters with other local department firefighters on the River Complex taking time on the line to honor those lost in 9/11

LSFD’s Type 1 engine got called out for an assignment unique to our firefighters: airport crash rescue. Engine 3119 was assigned to the Antelope Fire outside of Tennant and the Fawn Fire outside of Redding for airport crash rescue. During a crash rescue assignment, engines remain on standby should there be a malfunction with any aircraft at the airbase. Those engines serve as initial medical and fire response to any crashes on the runways. Thankfully all aircraft operated smoothly during the time that Engine 3119 was assigned to crash rescue, for both fires.

Being assigned to crash rescue gave LSFD firefighters the chance to get an up-close look at different types of aircraft

OES 8331 met up with its usual strike team 3800C for an assignment on the Windy Fire all the way down in Sequoia National Park. For several of our firefighters, this was their first time fighting fire in a national park, as well as their first time in Sequoia National Park altogether. Firefighting efforts and weather helped aid the fire situation, which is currently 97,554 acres and is 91% contained.

The flames left their mark but didn’t come close to torching this Sequoia. Giant Sequoias are on average between 164 and 279 feet tall
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Thank you to everyone who came out and made the Lake Shastina tradition possible for another year!

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Santa’s Sleigh

December 16

Lake Shastina Fire will be continuing the tradition of Santa’s Sleigh this year, with Santa riding on the engine to visit all the children of Lake Shastina.

This will happen for one night, December 23rd, starting at 5:00pm.


To maintain social distancing Santa will be staying on the engine, but there will be a box on the back of the engine where kids can drop their wishlists off. Santa will read them all at the end of the night!

Sleigh Route:

Starting at the fire station, the engine will be visiting the following streets in order:

  • Sherwood Road
  • Pinehill Road
  • Archer Road
  • Friar Road

Then the engine will be passing the fire station, crossing Big Springs Road, and taking a left on Lake Shore Drive to the following streets:

  • Palmer Drive
  • Hogan Drive
  • Fisher Road
  • Antelope Way
  • Elk Trail Road

The engine will return to Hogan Drive and end the sleigh ride on Shortcut Road.

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Apparatus

March 19

Engine 3118

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Lake Shastina Fire Department

16309 Everhart Dr. Weed California 96094
Phone: (530) 938-3161
Email: captain@lakeshastinafire.com