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Is Chester in a fire hazard severity zone?
92.4% of Chester is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 77.9% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Chester ranks 347 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.89 sq mi Very High, 0.85 sq mi High, 1.07 sq mi Moderate, out of 7.37 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 77.9% is 53.2 points above the 24.7% of Plumas County. The median home value of $241,400 is 26% below the county median of $327,400. Among 46 places in the county it ranks 13 for exposure; East Shore ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is DIXIE in 2021. By decade: 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Chester 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 Chester
The state record shows 1 since 1950. The largest was DIXIE in 2021 (963,405 acres in total).
- DIXIE (2021), 963,405 acres
Nearby places compared
- Lake Almanor West, 4.7 mi south: 60.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $649,600
- Lake Almanor Country Club, 5.6 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $587,600
- Lake Almanor Peninsula, 5.6 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $475,000
- Almanor, 6.7 mi southeast: 11.0% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Warner Valley, 7.3 mi northwest: 25.6% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Prattville, 7.6 mi southeast: 17.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $729,200
- Hamilton Branch, 7.7 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $365,400
- East Shore, 9.2 mi southeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $450,000
- Clear Creek, 9.6 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $231,900
- Westwood, 12.0 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $176,500
- Canyondam, 12.3 mi southeast: 65.7% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Caribou, 15.8 mi south: 4.2% High or Very High, 2 fires