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Is Burney in a fire hazard severity zone?
97.7% of Burney is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 97.7% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Burney ranks 154 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.52 sq mi Very High, 1.73 sq mi High, out of 5.37 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 97.7% is 40.4 points above the 57.4% of Shasta County. The median home value of $225,000 is 35% below the county median of $347,200. Among 32 places in the county it ranks 15 for exposure; Fall River Mills ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is CASINO in 2025. By decade: 1990s: 2, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Burney 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 Burney
The state record shows 3 since 1950. The largest was FOUNTAIN in 1992 (60,290 acres in total).
- CASINO (2025), 0 acres
- BURNEY (1992), 886 acres
- FOUNTAIN (1992), 60,290 acres
Nearby places compared
- Johnson Park, 3.2 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $210,600
- Cassel, 6.8 mi east: 96.8% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Hat Creek, 12.2 mi southeast: 24.9% High or Very High, 6 fires
- Montgomery Creek, 13.4 mi west: 95.1% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Fall River Mills, 14.6 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Round Mountain, 14.9 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $234,400
- Big Bend, 15.5 mi northwest: 95.2% High or Very High, 1 fire
- McArthur, 17.6 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $288,000
- Old Station, 19.7 mi southeast: 14.9% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Oak Run, 23.0 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $333,800
- Whitmore, 23.2 mi southwest: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $331,700
- Little Valley, 25.8 mi east: 93.5% High or Very High, 0 fires