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Is Anderson in a fire hazard severity zone?
52.6% of Anderson is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 39.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Anderson ranks 649 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 2.02 sq mi Very High, 0.85 sq mi High, 0.93 sq mi Moderate, out of 7.22 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 39.7% is 17.7 points below the 57.4% of Shasta County. The median home value of $272,000 is 22% below the county median of $347,200. Among 32 places in the county it ranks 29 for exposure; Fall River Mills ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is PETER in 2022. By decade: 2000s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Anderson for liquefaction or landslides, so the absence of a seismic hazard zone proves nothing.
Zones differ from street to street: check the address above. In Shasta County overall, 48.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Anderson
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was PETER in 2022 (304 acres in total).
- PETER (2022), 304 acres
- RHONDA (2004), 117 acres
Nearby places compared
- Cottonwood, 4.0 mi south: 91.3% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $362,800
- Happy Valley, 6.6 mi west: 93.2% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $293,800
- Lake California, 7.5 mi southeast: 81.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $338,700
- Palo Cedro, 8.5 mi northeast: 98.6% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $529,900
- Redding, 10.2 mi northwest: 51.3% High or Very High, 10 fires, median home $363,800
- Millville, 10.3 mi northeast: 94.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $466,700
- Centerville, 11.2 mi northwest: 89.4% High or Very High, 7 fires, median home $546,700
- Igo, 13.3 mi west: 99.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $361,300
- Shasta, 13.5 mi northwest: 73.9% High or Very High, 12 fires, median home $392,000
- Bella Vista, 13.9 mi north: 98.8% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $439,600
- Bend, 13.9 mi south: 45.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $451,500
- Keswick, 14.3 mi northwest: 55.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $440,400