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Is Belden in a fire hazard severity zone?
38.2% of Belden is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 38.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Belden ranks 656 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.27 sq mi Very High, out of 0.69 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 38.2% is 13.5 points above the 24.7% of Plumas County. Among 46 places in the county it ranks 31 for exposure; East Shore ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is DIXIE in 2021. By decade: 1970s: 1, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 3, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Belden 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 Belden
The state record shows 7 since 1950. The largest was DIXIE in 2021 (963,405 acres in total).
- DIXIE (2021), 963,405 acres
- MURPHY (2018), 117 acres
- CHIPS (2012), 76,350 acres
- ROCK (2010), 62 acres
- BTU LIGHTNING COMPLEX (2008), 53,699 acres
- STORRIE (2000), 56,076 acres
- (unnamed) (1978), 2,596 acres
Nearby places compared
- Tobin, 4.7 mi south: 0.6% High or Very High, 6 fires
- Caribou, 7.8 mi northeast: 4.2% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Meadow Valley, 10.2 mi southeast: 34.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $280,200
- Bucks Lake, 10.6 mi southeast: 15.3% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Twain, 12.8 mi east: 43.0% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Paxton, 13.7 mi east: 26.5% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Butte Meadows, 15.0 mi northwest: 97.8% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Prattville, 15.3 mi north: 17.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $729,200
- Stirling City, 15.4 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $256,800
- Canyondam, 15.5 mi northeast: 65.7% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Almanor, 15.5 mi north: 11.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Indian Falls, 16.1 mi east: 18.6% High or Very High, 2 fires