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Is Downieville in a fire hazard severity zone?
22.1% of Downieville is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 22.1% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Downieville ranks 787 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 0.70 sq mi Very High, out of 3.19 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 22.1% is 2.9 points below the 25.0% of Sierra County. Among 11 places in the county it ranks 10 for exposure; Sierra Brooks ranks first at 96.2%. The latest recorded fire is CAP in 1978. By decade: 1950s: 2, 1960s: 2, 1970s: 1. The state has not evaluated Downieville 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 Sierra County overall, 19.7% of the land is Very High.
Fires recorded in or across Downieville
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was CAP in 1978 (1,786 acres in total).
- CAP (1978), 1,786 acres
- (unnamed) (1966), 987 acres
- (unnamed) (1960), 1,321 acres
- (unnamed) (1959), 10 acres
- (unnamed) (1953), 84 acres
Nearby places compared
- Goodyears Bar, 4.1 mi southwest: 30.2% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Alleghany, 7.2 mi south: 91.7% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Graniteville, 9.8 mi southeast: 29.2% High or Very High, 2 fires
- Sierra City, 10.7 mi east: 59.1% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $380,600
- La Porte, 11.1 mi northwest: 11.2% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Little Grass Valley, 12.9 mi northwest: 61.5% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Pike, 13.8 mi southwest: 75.7% High or Very High, 2 fires, median home $1,036,800
- Camptonville, 14.4 mi southwest: 76.3% High or Very High, 1 fire, median home $403,300
- Washington, 14.8 mi south: 41.5% High or Very High, 0 fires
- Johnsville, 15.0 mi northeast: 60.7% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Graeagle, 15.7 mi northeast: 54.5% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $422,400
- Whitehawk, 17.8 mi northeast: 84.4% High or Very High, 0 fires