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Is Beckwourth in a fire hazard severity zone?
71.3% of Beckwourth is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 71.3% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Beckwourth ranks 403 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.71 sq mi Very High, 3.62 sq mi High, out of 11.69 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 71.3% is 46.6 points above the 24.7% of Plumas County. The median home value of $367,800 is 12% above the county median of $327,400. Among 46 places in the county it ranks 17 for exposure; East Shore ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is GRIZZLEY TUNNEL in 2019. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1970s: 1, 2000s: 1, 2010s: 1. The state has not evaluated Beckwourth 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 Plumas County overall, 21.5% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Beckwourth
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was (unnamed) in 1959 (6,762 acres in total).
- GRIZZLEY TUNNEL (2019), 6 acres
- CLIFTON (2007), 77 acres
- (unnamed) (1972), 12 acres
- (unnamed) (1959), 6,762 acres
- RAMELLI (1950), 2,178 acres
Nearby places compared
- Lake Davis, 3.2 mi west: 98.6% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Portola, 4.3 mi southwest: 99.8% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $232,100
- Delleker, 5.6 mi southwest: 79.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $317,800
- Iron Horse, 6.2 mi southwest: 32.4% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $195,500
- Gold Mountain, 8.6 mi southwest: 72.1% High or Very High, 3 fires
- Mabie, 8.9 mi southwest: 52.6% High or Very High, 3 fires
- Mohawk Vista, 10.3 mi west: 20.1% High or Very High, 1 fire
- C-Road, 10.9 mi southwest: 89.2% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Clio, 10.9 mi southwest: 69.1% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Valley Ranch, 11.3 mi southwest: 89.9% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Whitehawk, 11.8 mi southwest: 84.4% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Blairsden, 12.0 mi southwest: 99.8% High or Very High, 0 fires