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Is Chico in a fire hazard severity zone?
43.1% of Chico is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 35.4% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Chico ranks 681 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 4.66 sq mi Very High, 7.59 sq mi High, 2.65 sq mi Moderate, out of 34.56 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 35.4% is 15.5 points below the 50.9% of Butte County. The median home value of $455,300 is 11% above the county median of $408,700. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 23 for exposure; Bangor ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is PARK in 2024. By decade: 1960s: 3, 1970s: 1, 1980s: 1, 1990s: 2, 2000s: 2, 2010s: 3, 2020s: 1. The state has not evaluated Chico 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 Butte County overall, 37.6% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Chico
The state record shows 13 since 1950. The largest was PARK in 2024 (429,603 acres in total).
- PARK (2024), 429,603 acres
- STONEY (2018), 955 acres
- CAMP (2018), 153,336 acres
- SANTOS (2016), 87 acres
- HUMBOLDT (2008), 23,344 acres
- HWY 32 (2007), 248 acres
- DOE MILL (1999), 10,857 acres
- MUSTY (1999), 16,757 acres
- BIDWELL (1984), 6,192 acres
- BIDWELL PARK (1979), 874 acres
- BIDWELL PARK (1967), 281 acres
- BIDWELL PARK (1966), 616 acres
Nearby places compared
- Nord, 6.4 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $437,800
- Butte Creek Canyon, 8.4 mi east: 97.4% High or Very High, 18 fires, median home $700,700
- Durham, 9.1 mi south: 4.6% High or Very High, 5 fires, median home $612,100
- Hamilton City, 9.4 mi west: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $278,800
- Cohasset, 12.0 mi northeast: 97.8% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $532,300
- Paradise, 12.1 mi east: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $391,100
- Butte Valley, 12.6 mi southeast: 97.6% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $492,400
- Magalia, 12.7 mi east: 93.9% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $254,400
- Forest Ranch, 13.1 mi northeast: 94.4% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $491,300
- Vina, 16.6 mi northwest: 7.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $115,200
- Concow, 16.7 mi east: 78.4% High or Very High, 9 fires
- Cherokee, 17.4 mi southeast: 99.6% High or Very High, 1 fire