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Is Durham in a fire hazard severity zone?
11.2% of Durham is mapped in a fire hazard severity zone, and 4.6% in High or Very High, where the seller disclosures apply.
Durham ranks 965 of 1050 California places for the share of land in High or Very High zones.
In land area, that is 3.75 sq mi High, 5.46 sq mi Moderate, out of 81.85 sq mi. Its High and Very High share of 4.6% is 46.3 points below the 50.9% of Butte County. The median home value of $612,100 is 50% above the county median of $408,700. Among 30 places in the county it ranks 25 for exposure; Bangor ranks first at 100.0%. The latest recorded fire is NINETY NINE in 2025. By decade: 1970s: 1, 2010s: 2, 2020s: 2. The state has not evaluated Durham 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 Durham
The state record shows 5 since 1950. The largest was CAMP in 2018 (153,336 acres in total).
- NINETY NINE (2025), 32 acres
- NELSON (2022), 60 acres
- SHIPPEE (2018), 357 acres
- CAMP (2018), 153,336 acres
- PENTZ/67 (1973), 133 acres
Nearby places compared
- Chico, 9.1 mi north: 35.4% High or Very High, 13 fires, median home $455,300
- Butte Valley, 9.4 mi east: 97.6% High or Very High, 14 fires, median home $492,400
- Richvale, 10.0 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $249,500
- Butte Creek Canyon, 11.2 mi northeast: 97.4% High or Very High, 18 fires, median home $700,700
- Nord, 12.6 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $437,800
- Thermalito, 12.8 mi southeast: 0.0% High or Very High, 6 fires, median home $257,400
- Hamilton City, 13.4 mi northwest: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $278,800
- Paradise, 13.9 mi northeast: 100.0% High or Very High, 3 fires, median home $391,100
- Cherokee, 14.3 mi east: 99.6% High or Very High, 1 fire
- Biggs, 15.8 mi south: 0.0% High or Very High, 0 fires, median home $301,800
- Oroville, 16.1 mi southeast: 9.7% High or Very High, 9 fires, median home $280,600
- Yankee Hill, 16.5 mi east: 99.2% High or Very High, 4 fires, median home $592,400