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Is Caribou in a fire hazard severity zone?
4.2% of Caribou is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 4.2% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Caribou ranks 973 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
Its High and Very High share of 4.2% is 20.5 points below the 24.7% of Plumas County. Among 46 places in the county it ranks 45 for exposure; East Shore ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is DIXIE in 2021. By decade: 2010s: 1, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Caribou 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 Caribou
The state record shows 2 since 1950. The largest was DIXIE in 2021 (963,405 acres in total).
- DIXIE (2021), 963,405 acres
- CHIPS (2012), 76,350 acres
Nearby places compared
- Twain, 7.3 mi east: 43.0% High or Very High, 4 fires
- Canyondam, 7.7 mi northeast: 65.7% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Belden, 7.8 mi southwest: 38.2% High or Very High, 7 fires
- Paxton, 8.4 mi southeast: 26.5% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Prattville, 8.9 mi north: 17.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $729,200
- Almanor, 9.4 mi north: 11.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Indian Falls, 9.9 mi east: 18.6% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Meadow Valley, 10.4 mi south: 34.1% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $280,200
- Lake Almanor West, 11.1 mi north: 60.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $649,600
- Greenville, 11.8 mi east: 68.8% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $353,900
- Tobin, 12.1 mi southwest: 0.6% High or Very High, 6 fires
- Lake Almanor Country Club, 12.2 mi north: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $587,600